Fall in association of height with intelligence and educational level
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Recent British studies have shown a continuing difference in height among social classes,'2 which apparently contrasts with evidence from Sweden.3We report postwar trends in height as a function of two major correlates of social class-namely, intelligence and educational level-in Denmark.
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The beneficial influence of nutrition may have reached its limit during the study period, which would explain the decreasing association between height and intelligence and the decreasing intelligence test score gains over time.
“However, the beneficial influence of nutrition may, by and large, have reached its limit during the study period, which would also explain the decreasing association between height and intelligence [28] and the decreasing intelligence test score gains over time.”
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- Walker M, Shaper AG, Wannamethee G. Height and social class in middle-aged British men. J Epidemiwl Community Health 1988;42:299-303.
- Whincup PH, Cook DG, Shaper AG. Social class and height. Br Med J 1988;297:980-1.
- Nystrom Peck AM, Vagero DH. Adult body height and childhood socio- economic group in the Swedish population. J7 Epidemiol Community Health 1987;41:333-7.
- Teasdale TW, Owen DR, Sorensen TIA. Regional differences in intelligence and educational level in Denmark. BrJ3 Educ Psychol 1988;58:307-14.
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Sundet, J. M., Tambs, K., Harris, J. R., Magnus, P., & Torjussen, T. M. (2005) · Twin Research and Human Genetics · doi:10.1375/twin.8.4.307 · Cited by 107 · see citing works
Hegelund, E. R., Teasdale, T. W., Okholm, G. T., Osler, M., Sørensen, T. I. A., Christensen, K., & Mortensen, E. L. (2021) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0261117 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
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- Authors
- Teasdale, T. W., Sørensen, T. I., & Owen, D. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- ORCID
- Teasdale, T. W.
- Venue
- BMJ
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 1989-05-13
- Volume
- 298
- Issue
- 6683
- Pages
- 1292-1293
- ISSN
- 0007-1447 (ISSN-L)
- 0959-8138
- 1468-5833
- PMC
- PMC1836522
- OpenAlex
- W1963875293
- Cited by
- 34
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 8.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- www.bmj.com/company/legal-information/terms-conditions/legal-information/tdm-licencepolicy (tdm)
- Locations
- BMJ (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Samfund og Erhverv, Det Frie Forskningsråd
- University of Birmingham
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Historical Economic and Social Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Keywords
- height, social class, intelligence, educational attainment, socioeconomic status, health disparities
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Body Height, Denmark, Educational Status, Humans, Intelligence, Male
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