Body mass index values of conscripts in the Polish lands under Prussian rule in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

摘要: The Body Mass Index (BMI) of conscripts from the Polish lands under Prussian rule and its causative factors changes over time was to characterize. A total 9965 aged 20 were examined. Differences in mean BMI tested using one-way analysis variance ANOVA Tukey's-test (post-hoc test). Factor multiple regression employed. highest values characterized sons peasants, workers craftsmen, lowest, intelligentsia: difference for peasants/intelligentsia -0.59kg/m(2) (p=0.0004), that workers/intelligentsia craftsmen/intelligentsia, 0.48 0.5kg/m(2) (p=0.0004 p=0.0057, respectively). first last birth cohorts 0.61kg/m(2) (p=0.0001). noted villages (21.50kg/m(2)), those towns (21.15kg/m(2)) cities (21.19kg/m(2)). differences village/town village/city statistically significant (p=0.0026 p=0.0026, between Poles Germans 0.35kg/m(2) (higher value among Poles).