Schutte J E
J Natl Med Assoc. 1980 Oct;72(10):973-8.
Growth standards specific to black boys and girls are necessary because genetically determined patterns of growth in black children are significantly different from those of white children. Such standards have only recently become available, and they need further refinement. The required improvements include: (1) adjusting the standards to reflect the range of variation in growth of middle-to-upper income blacks; (2) expanding the lower age range of the standards to include children of preschool age; and (3) periodic revaluation and reformulation of the standards to keep them current with secular increases in size and maturity among black children.
制定针对黑人男孩和女孩的生长标准很有必要，因为黑人儿童由基因决定的生长模式与白人儿童有显著差异。此类标准直到最近才出现，且仍需进一步完善。所需的改进包括：（1）调整标准以反映中高收入黑人的生长差异范围；（2）扩大标准的低龄范围，将学龄前儿童纳入其中；（3）定期重新评估和修订标准，使其与黑人儿童身高和成熟度的长期增长保持同步。
