Facial cues to perceived height influence leadership choices in simulated war and peace contexts. [PDF]
, 2014 Body size and other signs of physical prowess are associated with leadership hierarchies in many social species. Here we (1) assess whether facial cues associated with perceived height and masculinity have different effects on leadership judgments in ...
Perrett, David I. +3 more
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Body height affects the strength of immune response in young men, but not young women [PDF]
, 2014 Body height and other body attributes of humans may be associated with a diverse range of social outcomes such as attractiveness to potential mates. Despite evidence that each parameter plays a role in mate choice, we have little understanding of the ...
Indrikis A. Krams +17 more
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Relationship between perceived body weight and body mass index based on self- reported height and weight among university students: a cross-sectional study in seven European countries [PDF]
, 2010 Mikolajczyk RT, Maxwell AE, El Ansari W, Stock C, Petkeviciene J, Guillen-Grima F. Relationship between perceived body weight and body mass index based on self- reported height and weight among university students: a cross-sectional study in seven ...
El Ansari, Walid +26 more
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Body mass index cut offs to define thinness in children and adolescents: international survey [PDF]
, 2007 OBJECTIVE: To determine cut offs to define thinness in children and adolescents, based on body mass index at age 18 years.DESIGN: International survey of six large nationally representative cross sectional studies on growth.
Jackson, Alan A. +7 more
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Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022 Introduction The nutritional status of children and adolescents is widely commented on. On the one hand. the number of people with excess body weight is growing. and on the other hand. the problem of malnutrition is becoming more and more visible.
Agnieszka Wasiluk, Jerzy Saczuk
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Age-Dependent Association of Height Loss with Incident Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Korean Women [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2023 Background Height loss is a simple clinical measure associated with increased fracture risk. However, limited data exists on the association between height loss and fracture risk in postmenopausal Korean women.
Chaewon Lee +3 more
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Vietnamese migrants are as tall as they want to be
Human Biology and Public Health, 2021 Background Members of the same social group tent to have the same body height. Migrants tend to adjust in height to their host communities. Objectives Social-Economic-Political-Emotional (SEPE) factors influence growth.
Christiane Scheffler +2 more
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Radiographic and safety details of vertebral body stenting : results from a multicenter chart review [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Up to one third of BKP treated cases shows no appreciable height restoration due to loss of both restored height and kyphotic realignment after balloon deflation.
Rotter, Robert +13 more
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Body height and weight and nutritional status in adult population of Northwest Bačka and Central Banat (Serbia, Vojvodina) [PDF]
Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke, 2008 Body height and weight are influenced by interaction of genetic and environmental factors but also depend upon the ethnic and socio-cultural characteristics of populations. The aim of the study is to determine the height, weight and nutritional status of
Pavlica Tatjana M. +3 more
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Associations of height, leg length, and lung function with cardiovascular risk factors in the Midspan Family Study [PDF]
, 2003 <b>Background</b>: Taller people and those with better lung function are at reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Biological mechanisms for these associations are not well understood, but both measures may be markers for early life ...
Whitley, E. +6 more
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