Seasonal pattern in the rate of growth in height of children living in Guatemala
- 1 August 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Physical Anthropology
- Vol. 49 (2) , 205-210
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330490208
Abstract
Monthly increments of height for a sample of 164 Guatemala City school children are analyzed for the presence of a seasonal pattern in rates of growth. It is found that pre and post adolescent children follow a seasonal pattern of growth but adolescent children do not. It is suggested that the results are due to an effect of seasonal changes in ultraviolet light availability and the synthesis of vitamin D3 as mediated by the level of maturation of each child.Keywords
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