THE INFLUENCE OF PATERNAL HEIGHT AND WEIGHT ON BIRTH-WEIGHT

被引：44

作者：

MORRISON, J

WILLIAMS, GM

NAJMAN, JM

ANDERSEN, MJ

机构：

[1] Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Social and Preventive Medicine, and Anthropology and Sociology, University of Queensland, Brisbane

来源：

AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY | 1991年 / 31卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1111/j.1479-828X.1991.tb01795.x

中图分类号：

R71 [妇产科学];

学科分类号：

100211 ;

摘要：

Analysis of 5,989 couples, for whom fathers' and mothers' heights and weights were recorded, showed that paternal height had a significant influence (p < 0.0007) on birth-weight while paternal body mass index (Quetelets Index) had no significant effect (p > 0.05). Depending upon mother's height, the average effect of father's height (ranging from 165 cm to 184 cm) on birth-weight was up to 152 g, with a greater effect where the mother was taller (up to 235 g) and a lesser effect where the mother was shorter (confirming the effect of maternal constraint). The significance of these findings lies more with the need to consider this effect as an important variable in statistical analysis involving birth-weight than in its immediate obstetrical implications.

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页码：114 / 116

页数：3

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