The relationship between stature and insolation : evidence from soldiers and prisoners

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Nineteenth century white US statures varied with nutrition, disease exposure, and the physical environment. An additional explanation for stature growth is vitamin D production. Vitamin D is produced internally by the synthesis of cholesterol and sunlight in the epidermis. However, studies that link stature to insolation and vitamin D production rely on only one comprehensive data set. To test the relationship between insolation and stature further, this study broadens the sample to include both 19th century white Civil War recruits and prisoners, and illustrates that the relationship between stature and insolation was remarkably similar between white soldiers and prisoners, adding to the evidence that there is a positive relationship between stature and insolation.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 2850

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Health: General
• Subject: stature ; insolation vitamin D ; Gesundheit ; Klima ; Anthropologie ; Weiße ; Kriegsgefangene ; USA

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Carson, Scott Alan
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
• (where): Munich
• (when): 2009

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/30532
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET