New study on height across countries

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Interesting new study of trends in height across countries for the last century. Young Dutch men are now the tallest at nearly 6 feet on average. South Koreans and Iranians show largest increase.

https://elifesciences.org/content/5/e13410

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Height related surgeries and other medical procedures in South Korea are on daily basis.

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I seriously doubt that 20 years ago LL was widespread enough in Korea to influence the results ...

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I suspect some research to be truncated to reassure the quality of their lifestyle (particularly in Asia)

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The study isn´t applicable though, the most recent numbers in study are 20 years old.

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Quote from: Alittletooshort on September 07, 2016, 05:27:54 PMThe study isn´t applicable though, the most recent numbers in study are 20 years old.

Applicable to what?

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it's not data from 1996... It's the present height of those who were born in 1996. This is the most accurate study.
 Also, they excluded from the study all kind of groups which would supposedly lower the average height thus cancelling the ongoing crap in this forum about how these studies are not accurate due to old people and immigrants.

Here is the group of people who were excluded

We excluded data sources on population subgroups whose anthropometric status may differ systematically from the general population, including:

    studies that had included or excluded people based on their health status or cardiovascular risk;

    ethnic minorities;

    specific educational, occupational, or socioeconomic subgroups of the population; and

    those recruited through health facilities, with the exception noted below.

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Stickied.

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Quote from: TIBIKE200 on September 07, 2016, 07:21:34 PMit's not data from 1996... It's the present height of those who were born in 1996. This is the most accurate study.
 Also, they excluded from the study all kind of groups which would supposedly lower the average height thus cancelling the ongoing crap in this forum about how these studies are not accurate due to old people and immigrants.

Here is the group of people who were excluded

We excluded data sources on population subgroups whose anthropometric status may differ systematically from the general population, including:

    studies that had included or excluded people based on their health status or cardiovascular risk;

    ethnic minorities;

    specific educational, occupational, or socioeconomic subgroups of the population; and

    those recruited through health facilities, with the exception noted below.

So wait, let me get this straight (and honestly only asking because I didn't read the study in full), that would theoretically mean that a heavily diverse nation, like the U.S, would theoretically have a (marginally) lower height then the one provided? I ask because the ethnic minorities "excluded" seems like such a broad statement...

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Quote from: Alu on September 08, 2016, 12:48:53 AMSo wait, let me get this straight (and honestly only asking because I didn't read the study in full), that would theoretically mean that a heavily diverse nation, like the U.S, would theoretically have a (marginally) lower height then the one provided? I ask because the ethnic minorities "excluded" seems like such a broad statement...

I dont know... Could also be the opposite (Carribean black people are a minority in Canada but are expetionally tall)... But since as their name implies, ethnic minorities are a minority, if there is a random study of let's say 1000 canadians out of which 10% are black carribeans (while in the general population I dont think they even make the 1%), the average height could be highier than it actually is... So the effect could also lead you to believe that you are much shorter than the actual average..