de la Puente M L, Canela J, Alvarez J, Salleras L, Vicens-Calvet E
Department of Health and Social Security, Generalitat of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain.
Ann Hum Biol. 1997 Sep-Oct;24(5):435-52. doi: 10.1080/03014469700005202.
A cross-sectional growth study was undertaken on a sample of 5472 school-children aged between 4 and 17. The sample was representative of the Catalan population. Results on height, weight and age at menarche are presented. Cross-sectional centile curves on height and weight were constructed using non-parametric methods. The height of Catalan children was compared with that of children from the United Kingdom (1965 and 1990), France, Greece and the Basque country (Spain). Until puberty Catalan children were similar in height to English (1990) and Greek children, and taller than children in the other studies mentioned. Only differences in final height compared with the English (1990) population were detected. Parents' place of birth and father's profession are associated with height. 'Probit analysis' revealed that the average age of menarche (12.31 years) was similar to that of other Mediterranean countries and lower than in other parts of Spain and northern European countries. There were differences in age at menarche according to the father's occupation. The secular trend of height of the Catalan child population has increased during the twentieth century, rising more than 2 cm per decade.
对5472名4至17岁的在校儿童样本进行了一项横断面生长研究。该样本代表了加泰罗尼亚人口。给出了初潮时身高、体重和年龄的结果。使用非参数方法构建了身高和体重的横断面百分位数曲线。将加泰罗尼亚儿童的身高与来自英国（1965年和1990年）、法国、希腊和巴斯克地区（西班牙）的儿童身高进行了比较。在青春期前，加泰罗尼亚儿童的身高与英国（1990年）和希腊儿童相似，且高于上述其他研究中的儿童。仅检测到与英国（1990年）人群相比最终身高存在差异。父母的出生地和父亲的职业与身高有关。“概率分析”显示，初潮的平均年龄（12.31岁）与其他地中海国家相似，低于西班牙其他地区和北欧国家。初潮年龄因父亲的职业而异。加泰罗尼亚儿童群体的身高长期趋势在20世纪有所增加，每十年增长超过2厘米。
