Buckler J M, Buckler J B
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Leeds, UK.
Acta Genet Med Gemellol (Roma). 1987;36(2):197-208. doi: 10.1017/s0001566000004426.
Measurements of height and weight have been undertaken on 201 pairs of twins and 46 sets of higher multiples once each at various ages through childhood. The heights of twins are comparable to the overall population of singletons, those of higher multiples are slightly undersized. However, the total group of twins were shorter than expected when compared with the heights of parents and siblings, but this was entirely accounted for by that component of the group who at birth had been very light for dates. The children in all groups of multiples were underweight for their height in comparison with standards of a comparable population and with their own siblings.
在儿童时期的不同年龄段，对201对双胞胎和46组多胞胎进行了身高和体重测量，每人各测一次。双胞胎的身高与单胎总体人群相当，多胞胎的身高略低于标准。然而，与父母和兄弟姐妹的身高相比，双胞胎总体组的身高低于预期，但这完全是由该组中出生时体重相对于孕周非常轻的那部分人造成的。与可比人群的标准以及他们自己的兄弟姐妹相比，所有多胞胎组中的孩子身高对应的体重都偏低。
