Cardoso Hugo F V
Departamento de Antropologia, Universidade de Coimbra, 3000-056 Coimbra, Portugal.
Am J Hum Biol. 2008 May-Jun;20(3):270-7. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.20710.
This study examines secular changes in attained height and weight in student boys from a military boarding school (Colégio Militar) in Lisbon, Portugal. Data for 1899-1906, 1929-1936, 1961-1966, and 1999-2006 obtained from the archives and medical files of the Colégio Militar were used in this study. In a century Portuguese boys increased in height by 10.5 cm at age 10 to 19.1 cm at age 14, at a mean increase of 1.54 cm per decade. The gain in weight was between 8.7 and 18.9 kg for 10- and 14-year-old boys, respectively, at a mean increase of 1.54 kg per decade. In the same period, age at peak height and weight velocity advanced approximately 2 years, showing an acceleration of developmental tempo. However, most of the real gain in height and weight and the decrease in pubertal age occurred after 1961-1966. This mirrors major improvements in social and economic conditions that initiated in Portugal in the 1960s, and then by political events in the 1970s that promoted further progress.
本研究调查了葡萄牙里斯本一所军事寄宿学校（科英布拉军事学院）男生的身高和体重随时间的变化情况。本研究使用了从科英布拉军事学院档案和医疗记录中获取的1899 - 1906年、1929 - 1936年、1961 - 1966年以及1999 - 2006年的数据。在一个世纪的时间里，葡萄牙男孩10岁时身高增长了10.5厘米，14岁时增长了19.1厘米，平均每十年增长1.54厘米。10岁和14岁男孩的体重增加分别为8.7千克和18.9千克，平均每十年增加1.54千克。在同一时期，身高和体重增长速度峰值出现的年龄提前了约2岁，显示出发育节奏的加快。然而，身高和体重的实际增长以及青春期年龄的下降大多发生在1961 - 1966年之后。这反映了葡萄牙在20世纪60年代开始的社会和经济状况的重大改善，以及随后70年代推动进一步发展的政治事件。
