The association between nutritional conditions during World War II and childhood anthropometric variables in the Nordic countries
The association between nutritional conditions during World War II and childhood anthropometric variables in the Nordic countries
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DOI：
10.1080/03014460410001685304
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发表时间：
2004-05-01
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1.7
通讯作者：
Grotmol, T
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作者：
Angell-Andersen, E;Tretli, S;Grotmol, T
背景资料：这项研究的目的是检查北欧儿童的身高和体重在第二次世界大战（二战）期间，并比较他们的营养状况在同一时期。方法：从文献中获得的食物消费量和能量摄入量的信息。人体测量数据收集从北欧的首都，涵盖1930年至1960年期间的年龄7-13 years.Results：最大的能源限制发生在挪威（20%），其次是芬兰（17%），而瑞典和丹麦有一个限制的4-7%相比，战前水平。第二次世界大战对挪威儿童的身高和体重影响最明显，而芬兰最年幼的儿童也受到了一些影响。在瑞典和丹麦几乎没有或没有效果。结论：北欧儿童受到二战的影响，在身高和体重的时间趋势的短暂减少，这种减少的幅度与战争期间在各自国家盛行的能源限制的严重程度有关。这些研究结果值得进一步研究的慢性疾病与身高和体重的队列是在他们的成长期在二战期间。
Background: The purpose of the study was to examine the height and weight in Nordic children during the years around World War II (WWII), and compare them with the nutritional situation during the same period.Methods: Information on food consumption and energy intake were obtained from the literature. Anthropometric data were collected from the Nordic capitals and cover the period from 1930 to 1960 for ages 7-13 years.Results: The greatest energy restriction took place in Norway (20%), followed by Finland (17%), while Sweden and Denmark had a restriction of 4-7% compared to pre-war levels. The most pronounced effect of WWII on height and weight is seen in Norwegian children, while some effect is observed for the youngest children in Finland. Little or no effect is seen in Sweden and Denmark.Conclusion: The Nordic children were affected by WWII in terms of a transient reduction in temporal trends in height and weight, and the magnitude of this decrease was associated with the severity of the energy restriction prevailing in the respective country during the war. These findings warrant further studies of the chronic diseases associated with height and weight for cohorts being in their growth periods during WWII.