What are the growth and development differences in urban and rural areas for children and adolescents? Nature child childhealth children urban living
By Bhavana KunkalikarMar 31 2023Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. In a recent study published in Nature, researchers assessed the impact of urban living on the development and growth of children.
About the study In the present study, researchers compared the average height and body mass index of children and adolescents who reside in urban and rural regions. Results In 1990, urban-dwelling school-aged children exhibited greater height than their rural peers. Except for high-income nations, wherein the urban height benefit was either insignificant or a minor rural advantage was observed. In the same year, certain countries in southeast and east Asia, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and central and eastern Europe experienced notable variations in height among children and adolescents residing in urban and rural areas.
The posterior probability of children and adolescents residing in urban regions with a higher BMI compared to those residing in rural areas was greater than or equal to 0.89. During that period, the mean BMI levels of male and female individuals residing in rural regions of certain countries were close to, and in certain age groups, even lower than the thresholds indicative of being underweight.
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