Garman A R, Chinn S, Rona R J
Arch Dis Child. 1982 Jun;57(6):453-8. doi: 10.1136/adc.57.6.453.
Data drawn from the National Study of Health and Growth enabled an examination to be made of the attained height, weight for height, and triceps skinfold of children from one and two parent families. Children from one parent families were shorter than children from two parent families; however, once heights had been adjusted for birthweight, number of siblings, mother's height, father's height, and mother's education this was no longer the case. An examination of the adjusting factors showed that low birthweights and shorter parents accounted for the shorter stature of the one parent family children. An examination of weight for height and triceps skinfold measurements indicated an increased tendency towards obesity in the one parent family children, although this difference was not statistically significant. The higher prevalence of low birthweights and shorter parents that account for the shorter stature of one parent children are factors that cannot be ignored in a consideration of the health and growth of this group of children and obesity may be a potential health problem among the one parent family children.
从全国健康与成长研究中获取的数据，使得对来自单亲家庭和双亲家庭儿童的身高、身高对应的体重以及三头肌皮褶厚度进行检验成为可能。单亲家庭的孩子比双亲家庭的孩子矮；然而，一旦根据出生体重、兄弟姐妹数量、母亲身高、父亲身高和母亲受教育程度对身高进行调整后，情况就不再如此。对调整因素的检验表明，低出生体重和父母身高较矮是导致单亲家庭孩子身材较矮的原因。对身高对应的体重和三头肌皮褶厚度测量值的检验表明，单亲家庭的孩子有增加的肥胖倾向，尽管这种差异在统计学上并不显著。低出生体重和父母身高较矮的较高发生率导致了单亲家庭孩子身材较矮，在考虑这组儿童的健康与成长时，这些因素不容忽视，肥胖可能是单亲家庭儿童中的一个潜在健康问题。
