The impact of physical connectedness on body height in Swiss conscripts

Anthropologischer Anzeiger; Bericht über die biologisch-anthropologische Literatur
M HermanussenD Groth

Abstract

Human populations differ in height. Recent evidence suggests that social networks play an important role in the regulation of adolescent growth and adult height. We further investigated the effect of physical connectedness on height. We considered Switzerland as a geographic network with 169 nodes (district capitals) and 335 edges (connecting roads) and studied effects of connectedness on height in Swiss conscript from 1884 - 1891, 1908 - 1910, and 2004 - 2009. We also created exponential-family random graph models to separate possible unspecific effects of geographic vicinity. In 1884 - 1891, in 1908 - 1910, and in 2004 - 2009, 1(st), 2(nd) and 3(rd) order neighboring districts significantly correlate in height (p < 0.01). The correlations depend on the order of connectedness, they decline with increasing distance. Short stature districts tend to have short, tall stature districts tend to have tall neighbors. Random network analyses suggest direct road effects on height. Whereas in 1884 - 1891, direct road effects were only visible between 1(st) order neighbors, direct road effects extended to 2(nd) and 3(rd) in 1908 - 1910, and in 2004 - 2009, also to 4(th) order neighbors, and might reflect historic improvements in transport...Continue Reading

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