A tall order: Small area mapping and modelling of adult height among Swiss male conscripts

•We used height data of 175,916 conscripts (18.5–20.5 years) from 2005 to 2011.•We applied Gaussian hierarchical models in Bayesian framework.•We found a strong spatial structure of height across country.•Language region, individual and area-based socioeconomic position were the main cofactors.•Spat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Economics and human biology 2017-08, Vol.26, p.61-69
Hauptverfasser:	Panczak, Radoslaw, Moser, André, Held, Leonhard, Jones, Philip A., Rühli, Frank J., Staub, Kaspar
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Body Height - physiology Databases, Factual Humans Integrated Nested Laplace approximation Male Military Personnel Small-Area Analysis Spatial epidemiology Spatial hierarchical Bayesian analysis Stature Switzerland Young Adult
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