Severe deprivation in early childhood leads to permanent growth stunting: Longitudinal analysis of height trajectories from childhood-to-adulthood
Researchers modelled height at ages 4, 6, 11, 15 and 23 in a cohort of 165 Romanian adoptees and 51 UK adoptees. Longer early deprivation was associated with shorter adult height. Earlier adolescent growth acceleration was also observed, especially among females.
Limitations: Historical growth data and observational modelling do not isolate every biological or social mechanism; some families lived outside the UK at adult follow-up. Extreme early institutional deprivation; results do not represent adoptees generally. Participants overlap with other ERA publications.
- Research type
- Longitudinal cohort analysis
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Children / Adolescents / Adults
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children; adolescents; adults
Adoption context: Intercountry adoption after Romanian institutional care; UK comparison groups
Programme: English and Romanian Adoptees Study
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified in indexed metadata reviewed. Affiliations, funding and conflicts have not been comprehensively audited; this does not confirm institutional independence.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: growth, physical health, puberty
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom; Romania (origin)
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- Declared conflicts
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- Recruitment
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- Adoptee involvement
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