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ey0017.13-9 | Endocrinology | ESPEYB17

13.9. People are taller in countries with better environmental conditions

A German , G Mesch , Z Hochberg

To read the full abstract: Front. Endocrinol. 2020; 11:106. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00106• The authors assessed the relationship between markers of a stressful environment and final height in adult men and women in 71 countries (including 31 countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD]).• They found that the more stressful the e...

ey0020.14-3 | Section | ESPEYB20

14.3. People are taller in countries with better environmental conditions

A German , G Mesch , Z Hochberg

Brief summary: The authors assessed the relationship between markers of a stressful environment and final height in adult men and women in 71 countries (including 31 countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD]). They found that the more stressful the environment, the shorter the adult height. By order of decreasing importance, the relationship between markers of a stressful environment and height were income inequality > ...