Hitchcock N E, Gracey M, Maller R A, Wearne K L
Med J Aust. 1986 Oct 20;145(8):373-6.
In 1983, 1623 primary and secondary schoolchildren took part in a health survey which was organized by the Busselton Population Studies Group. Age, sex, weight, height and country of birth were recorded for each child. Where possible, the country of birth of parents and the occupation of the father were extracted from previous Busselton surveys of adults. Compared with Perth schoolchildren, the difference in the attained weight and height of Busselton children at any age was small. This was so even though the two communities differ in location (rural compared with metropolitan), in ethnic origin (mainly British compared with diverse origins) and, probably, in social-rank distribution. Data from the two communities showed that a similar small secular increase in height had occurred since 1970/1971. This increase averaged at 1.2 cm for children at each year of age in Busselton and 1.5 cm to 1.6 cm for children in Perth.
1983年，1623名中小学生参与了由巴瑟尔顿人口研究小组组织的一项健康调查。记录了每个孩子的年龄、性别、体重、身高和出生地。只要有可能，父母的出生地和父亲的职业都从之前巴瑟尔顿对成年人的调查中提取出来。与珀斯的学童相比，巴瑟尔顿儿童在任何年龄的体重和身高差异都很小。即便这两个社区在地理位置（农村与大都市）、种族出身（主要是英国人，与出身多样相对）以及可能在社会阶层分布方面存在差异，情况依然如此。两个社区的数据表明，自1970/1971年以来，身高出现了类似的小幅长期增长。在巴瑟尔顿，各年龄段儿童的身高平均每年增长1.2厘米，在珀斯则为1.5厘米至1.6厘米。
