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Major correlates of male height: A study of 105 countries

GRASGRUBER, Pavel, Martin SEBERA, Eduard HRAZDÍRA, Jan CACEK, Tomáš KALINA et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Major correlates of male height: A study of 105 countries

Autoři

GRASGRUBER, Pavel (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí), Martin SEBERA (203 Česká republika, domácí), Eduard HRAZDÍRA (203 Česká republika, domácí), Jan CACEK (203 Česká republika, domácí) a Tomáš KALINA (203 Česká republika, domácí)

Vydání

Economics and Human Biology, Amsterdam, Elsevier Inc. 2016, 1570-677X

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

Sport a aktivity volného času

Stát vydavatele

Nizozemské království

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.168

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14510/16:00089609

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sportovních studií

UT WoS

000378970400016

Klíčová slova anglicky

Male height; Nutrition; Genetics; Europe; Asia

Štítky

Změněno: 12. 9. 2017 13:48, PhDr. Jan Cacek, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

The purpose of this study is to explore the main correlates of male height in 105 countries in Europe & overseas, Asia, North Africa and Oceania. Actual data on male height are compared with the average consumption of 28 protein sources (FAOSTAT, 1993–2009) and seven socioeconomic indicators (according to the World Bank, the CIA World Factbook and the United Nations). This comparison identified three fundamental types of diets based on rice, wheat and milk, respectively. The consumption of rice dominates in tropical Asia, where it is accompanied by very low total protein and energy intake, and one of the shortest statures in the world (approx. 162–168 cm). Wheat prevails in Muslim countries in North Africa and the Near East, which is where we also observe the highest plant protein consumption in the world and moderately tall statures that do not exceed 174 cm. In taller nations, the intake of protein and energy no longer fundamentally rises, but the consumption of plant proteins markedly decreases at the expense of animal proteins, especially those from dairy. Their highest consumption rates can be found in Northern and Central Europe, with the global peak of male height in the Netherlands (184 cm). In general, when only the complete data from 72 countries were considered, the consumption of protein from the five most correlated foods (r = 0.85) and the human development index (r = 0.84) are most strongly associated with tall statures. A notable finding is the low consumption of the most correlated proteins in Muslim oil superpowers and highly developed countries of East Asia, which could explain their lagging behind Europe in terms of physical stature.