Secular trends in stature of late 20 th century white South Africans and two European populations

Myburgh, Jolandie; Staub, Kaspar; Rühli, Frank J; Smith, J R; Steyn, M

doi:10.1016/j.jchb.2017.10.001

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Myburgh, J., Staub, K., Rühli, F. J., Smith, J. R., & Steyn, M. (2017). Secular trends in stature of late 20 th century white South Africans and two European populations. HOMO Journal of Comparative Human Biology, 68(6), 433–439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchb.2017.10.001

Abstract

During the 20th century a general positive secular trend for stature is observed in developed countries around the world while shorter statures, often associated with a lack of a positive secular trend, have mostly been observed in populations with lower SES. The purpose of this study was to compare secular changes in stature between 20th century South Africans of European descent and two European populations. The comparative samples include Dutch males with which there is an assumed genetic relationship, and Swiss males for which the