Multifactorial drivers of spatial variation in human body form across modern China
Doudou Cao, Enrico R. Crema, Emma Pomeroy · 2026
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Doudou Cao, Enrico R. Crema, and Emma Pomeroy analyzed in 2026 body measurements from more than 90,000 adults in 213 groups across China to untangle what shapes human body form in one country. Their statistical models weighed climate, altitude, town versus countryside living, language group, and time period against height, weight, sitting height, and body breadth.
Bodies grew larger over recent decades, especially heavier, in step with economic development and city living. Northern groups stayed taller and heavier than southern ones, and men and women responded in similar ways. Rainfall, rather than temperature, was the strongest climate link, possibly acting through food production and disease. Highland and northeastern groups broke the general patterns, hinting at altitude adaptation and population history.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Doudou Cao, Enrico R. Crema, Emma Pomeroy |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 59302 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |