Secular trends and regional pattern in body height of Austrian conscripts born between 1961 and 2002
Econ Hum Biol. 2024 Feb 17;53:101371. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101371. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe human growth process is influenced not only by genetic factors but also by environmental factors. Therefore, regional differences in mean body heights may exist within a population or a state. In the present study, we described and evaluated the regional trends in mean body heights in the nine Austrian provinces over a period spanning more than four decades. Body height data of 1734569 male conscripts born in Austria with Austrian citizenship between 1961 and 2002 were anonymized and analyzed. From 1961 to 2002 birth coh...
Source: Economics and Human Biology - March 1, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Sylvia Kirchengast Thomas Waldh ör Alfred Juan Lin Yang Source Type: research
Secular trends and regional pattern in body height of Austrian conscripts born between 1961 and 2002
Econ Hum Biol. 2024 Feb 17;53:101371. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101371. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe human growth process is influenced not only by genetic factors but also by environmental factors. Therefore, regional differences in mean body heights may exist within a population or a state. In the present study, we described and evaluated the regional trends in mean body heights in the nine Austrian provinces over a period spanning more than four decades. Body height data of 1734569 male conscripts born in Austria with Austrian citizenship between 1961 and 2002 were anonymized and analyzed. From 1961 to 2002 birth coh...
Source: Economics and Human Biology - March 1, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Sylvia Kirchengast Thomas Waldh ör Alfred Juan Lin Yang Source Type: research
The modification of social space as a tool for lowering social stress
Econ Hum Biol. 2024 Jan 10;53:101349. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101349. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe social stress experienced by an individual from having a low relative income or from having a low income-based rank is a derivative of the individual's location in social space, and is the outcome of unfavorable comparisons with other individuals in that space. (The term social space stands for the set of individuals with whose incomes or with whose income-based ranks the individual compares his income or his income-based rank.) The stress that arises from unfavorable social comparisons can cause physical and mental harm...
Source: Economics and Human Biology - February 20, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Oded Stark Source Type: research
The modification of social space as a tool for lowering social stress
Econ Hum Biol. 2024 Jan 10;53:101349. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101349. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe social stress experienced by an individual from having a low relative income or from having a low income-based rank is a derivative of the individual's location in social space, and is the outcome of unfavorable comparisons with other individuals in that space. (The term social space stands for the set of individuals with whose incomes or with whose income-based ranks the individual compares his income or his income-based rank.) The stress that arises from unfavorable social comparisons can cause physical and mental harm...
Source: Economics and Human Biology - February 20, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Oded Stark Source Type: research
The modification of social space as a tool for lowering social stress
Econ Hum Biol. 2024 Jan 10;53:101349. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101349. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe social stress experienced by an individual from having a low relative income or from having a low income-based rank is a derivative of the individual's location in social space, and is the outcome of unfavorable comparisons with other individuals in that space. (The term social space stands for the set of individuals with whose incomes or with whose income-based ranks the individual compares his income or his income-based rank.) The stress that arises from unfavorable social comparisons can cause physical and mental harm...
Source: Economics and Human Biology - February 20, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Oded Stark Source Type: research
The modification of social space as a tool for lowering social stress
Econ Hum Biol. 2024 Jan 10;53:101349. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101349. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe social stress experienced by an individual from having a low relative income or from having a low income-based rank is a derivative of the individual's location in social space, and is the outcome of unfavorable comparisons with other individuals in that space. (The term social space stands for the set of individuals with whose incomes or with whose income-based ranks the individual compares his income or his income-based rank.) The stress that arises from unfavorable social comparisons can cause physical and mental harm...
Source: Economics and Human Biology - February 20, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Oded Stark Source Type: research
The modification of social space as a tool for lowering social stress
Econ Hum Biol. 2024 Jan 10;53:101349. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101349. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe social stress experienced by an individual from having a low relative income or from having a low income-based rank is a derivative of the individual's location in social space, and is the outcome of unfavorable comparisons with other individuals in that space. (The term social space stands for the set of individuals with whose incomes or with whose income-based ranks the individual compares his income or his income-based rank.) The stress that arises from unfavorable social comparisons can cause physical and mental harm...
Source: Economics and Human Biology - February 20, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Oded Stark Source Type: research
The modification of social space as a tool for lowering social stress
Econ Hum Biol. 2024 Jan 10;53:101349. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101349. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe social stress experienced by an individual from having a low relative income or from having a low income-based rank is a derivative of the individual's location in social space, and is the outcome of unfavorable comparisons with other individuals in that space. (The term social space stands for the set of individuals with whose incomes or with whose income-based ranks the individual compares his income or his income-based rank.) The stress that arises from unfavorable social comparisons can cause physical and mental harm...
Source: Economics and Human Biology - February 20, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Oded Stark Source Type: research
The modification of social space as a tool for lowering social stress
Econ Hum Biol. 2024 Jan 10;53:101349. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101349. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe social stress experienced by an individual from having a low relative income or from having a low income-based rank is a derivative of the individual's location in social space, and is the outcome of unfavorable comparisons with other individuals in that space. (The term social space stands for the set of individuals with whose incomes or with whose income-based ranks the individual compares his income or his income-based rank.) The stress that arises from unfavorable social comparisons can cause physical and mental harm...
Source: Economics and Human Biology - February 20, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Oded Stark Source Type: research
The modification of social space as a tool for lowering social stress
Econ Hum Biol. 2024 Jan 10;53:101349. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101349. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe social stress experienced by an individual from having a low relative income or from having a low income-based rank is a derivative of the individual's location in social space, and is the outcome of unfavorable comparisons with other individuals in that space. (The term social space stands for the set of individuals with whose incomes or with whose income-based ranks the individual compares his income or his income-based rank.) The stress that arises from unfavorable social comparisons can cause physical and mental harm...
Source: Economics and Human Biology - February 20, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Oded Stark Source Type: research
The relationship between Marriage and Body Mass Index in China ：Evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey
This study investigates the impact of marriage on the body mass index (BMI) of individuals aged 18-45 in China. We used data from ten rounds of the China Health and Nutrition Survey spanning from 1989 to 2015, and applied Difference-in-Differences (DID) model to examine the impact of marriage on BMI. Our findings reveal that marriage has a significant positive effect on BMI, especially among males, with post-marriage elevation of male BMI continuing to increase over time. Moreover, marriage is associated with a 5.2% increase in the prevalence of overweight and a 2.5% rise in the incidence of obesity among males. While ener...
Source: Economics and Human Biology - February 18, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Shiwen Quan Huiyun Zhang Source Type: research
The relationship between Marriage and Body Mass Index in China ：Evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey
This study investigates the impact of marriage on the body mass index (BMI) of individuals aged 18-45 in China. We used data from ten rounds of the China Health and Nutrition Survey spanning from 1989 to 2015, and applied Difference-in-Differences (DID) model to examine the impact of marriage on BMI. Our findings reveal that marriage has a significant positive effect on BMI, especially among males, with post-marriage elevation of male BMI continuing to increase over time. Moreover, marriage is associated with a 5.2% increase in the prevalence of overweight and a 2.5% rise in the incidence of obesity among males. While ener...
Source: Economics and Human Biology - February 18, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Shiwen Quan Huiyun Zhang Source Type: research
The relationship between Marriage and Body Mass Index in China ：Evidence from the China Health and Nutrition Survey
This study investigates the impact of marriage on the body mass index (BMI) of individuals aged 18-45 in China. We used data from ten rounds of the China Health and Nutrition Survey spanning from 1989 to 2015, and applied Difference-in-Differences (DID) model to examine the impact of marriage on BMI. Our findings reveal that marriage has a significant positive effect on BMI, especially among males, with post-marriage elevation of male BMI continuing to increase over time. Moreover, marriage is associated with a 5.2% increase in the prevalence of overweight and a 2.5% rise in the incidence of obesity among males. While ener...
Source: Economics and Human Biology - February 18, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Shiwen Quan Huiyun Zhang Source Type: research
Lifetime costs of overweight and obesity in Italy
Econ Hum Biol. 2024 Feb 6;53:101366. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101366. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe use longitudinal electronic clinical data on a large representative sample of the Italian population to estimate the lifetime profile costs of different BMI classes - normal weight, overweight, and obese (I, II, and III) - in a primary care setting. Our research reveals that obese patients generate the highest cost differential throughout their lives compared to normal weight patients. Moreover, we show that overweight individuals spend less than those with normal weight, primarily due to reduced expenditures beginning in ...
Source: Economics and Human Biology - February 14, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Vincenzo Atella Federico Belotti Matilde Giaccherini Gerardo Medea Antonio Nicolucci Paolo Sbraccia Andrea Piano Mortari Source Type: research
Lifetime costs of overweight and obesity in Italy
Econ Hum Biol. 2024 Feb 6;53:101366. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101366. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe use longitudinal electronic clinical data on a large representative sample of the Italian population to estimate the lifetime profile costs of different BMI classes - normal weight, overweight, and obese (I, II, and III) - in a primary care setting. Our research reveals that obese patients generate the highest cost differential throughout their lives compared to normal weight patients. Moreover, we show that overweight individuals spend less than those with normal weight, primarily due to reduced expenditures beginning in ...
Source: Economics and Human Biology - February 14, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Vincenzo Atella Federico Belotti Matilde Giaccherini Gerardo Medea Antonio Nicolucci Paolo Sbraccia Andrea Piano Mortari Source Type: research
