中国汉族儿童少年身高发育城乡差别的变化趋势

本文分析了1985—1995年中国26个省市7—18岁城乡儿童少年身高的发育趋势。总体上看 ,城乡差别明显缩小 ,男女生 7—18岁平均缩小0.55cm和0.64cm,其中以青春发育突增期缩小幅度最大。各省市的变化趋势不一致 ,南方省市缩小较北方明显。

THE TREND OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL AREA ABOUT HEIGHT GROWTH IN CHINESE HAN NATIONALITY CHILDREN

This paper analysed the trend of difference between urban and rural area about height growth in the past 10 years ( 1985— 1995) in Chinese Han nationality children aged 7— 18 in twenty-six provinces. The result shows that the difference in height between urban and rural children lessened 0. 55 ( boy s) and 0. 64 ( girls) cm on the average. The lessen range in adolescence is biggest. The trends are different among provinces, the southern provinces lessen obviously than northern provinces.