New study on height across countries

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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...

To be frank, I have no idea what is considered an ethnic minority in north america, australia and other immigrant countries... It's easier in my country or european countries but the USA? Who are the ones being singled out? Might be first and second generation immigrants probably...

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It's even worse in Sweden. We are facing a total collapse due to all migrants. Well done Sweden!

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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.
The numbers don´t really make a lot of sence, If they really excluded the minorities. The average height in austria, hungary, the czeck republic, slovenia should all be pretty much the same, if minorities were excluded (foreigners). All these countires used to be part of the same empire and the ethnic groups were totally mixed up, most of native austrians have roots in some of the countries I named above and all of these people share one large gene pool.
The only real difference between these nations is their wealth and therefore the number of immigrants that came to the countries. There would not be a difference in height if they had excluded all the ethnic minorities.
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@Sweden I feel you  we have the same problems as you guys up there

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Quote from: Alittletooshort on September 13, 2016, 01:49:32 AMThe numbers don´t really make a lot of sence, If they really excluded the minorities. The average height in austria, hungary, the czeck republic, slovenia should all be pretty much the same, if minorities were excluded (foreigners). All these countires used to be part of the same empire and the ethnic groups were totally mixed up, most of native austrians have roots in some of the countries I named above and all of these people share one large gene pool.
The only real difference between these nations is their wealth and therefore the number of immigrants that came to the countries. There would not be a difference in height if they had excluded all the ethnic minorities.
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@Sweden I feel you  we have the same problems as you guys up there

In fact the difference in height is about 1cm if you exclude the balkans which some were parts of the austro-hungarian empire.

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French men as tall as German ones? Italians and Spanish men/women as tall as US or Russian ones? It seems strange to me... They seems strange also the data for North Africa countries.

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Quote from: jbc on November 10, 2016, 08:04:22 AM

Also, there are absolutely tall people that do this surgery. Dr. Paley operated on a 5'11" Dutch patient (he cites this on his website). Of the thousands of people that do this procedure (Precise alone apparently just hit 2,000 nails, with Dr. Paley having inserted 350 of them, there are only a handful of diaries, and the majority are on this site). I won't reveal my height - many have asked - but I cannot be considered short (I also cannot be considered tall, I am not 6'), and I'll have this surgery in less than 3 months.


I don't think someone 5'11 should be considered tall. Average height, imo, ranges from 5'9 to 6', depending in what country they live. So yeah, I'd say that 5'11 isnt tall but is definitely a good height.

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Quote from: NoRegrets on November 10, 2016, 11:52:05 AMI don't think someone 5'11 should be considered tall. Average height, imo, ranges from 5'9 to 6', depending in what country they live. So yeah, I'd say that 5'11 isnt tall but is definitely a good height.

Yeah 6' is average... Also 5'11... Have you ever seen a legit 5'10?  You have no idea what you are talking about

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Quote from: TIBIKE200 on November 10, 2016, 02:47:07 PMYeah 6' is average... Also 5'11... Have you ever seen a legit 5'10?  You have no idea what you are talking about
Where do you live? Inside a cave? Yes, I've seen a legit 5'10, who hasn't? Actually, I think that 5'10 is probably the most commun height we see for males around our age. Anyways, I did state that it was my opinion.

I'm nearly 5'8 and I consider myself short. So, what range for you is considered average?

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In Sweden men my age are 181. So that's 5'11.5 for you.

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Quote from: NoRegrets on November 10, 2016, 03:33:08 PMWhere do you live? Inside a cave? Yes, I've seen a legit 5'10, who hasn't? Actually, I think that 5'10 is probably the most commun height we see for males around our age. Anyways, I did state that it was my opinion.

I'm nearly 5'8 and I consider myself short. So, what range for you is considered average?

In most of the western world 174-178 is average. above that it's tall below that you start being short