Catch-up growth or regression to the mean? Recovery from stunting revisited

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The relationship between stunting and later catch-up growth in the context of regression to the mean as a statistical phenomenon is re-examined. The design is a theoretical analysis showing that catch-up growth is more evident based on height z scores than on height, validated using data stunted and later South African.

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Tradeoffs between oxygen and energy in tibial growth at high altitude

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A study on high altitude population argues that stature reduction results from caloric instead of hypoxic stress. Results show that size in high altitude populations stems from nutritional stress.

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Growth patterns in adverse environments

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The article reviews the triple-logistic pattern of human growth patterns in urban South African children exploring the relationship between environment and growth outcome.

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