Fig 1.
Flow chart of study population.
The Tromsø Study 1979–2016. Tromsø2 (1979–1980), Tromsø3 (1986–1987), Tromsø4 (1994–1995), Tromsø5 (2001), Tromsø6 (2007–2008), Tromsø7 (2015–2016).
Table 1.
Descriptive statistics according to sex and birth cohort*.
The Tromsø Study2-7 (1979–2016).
Fig 2.
Trends in mean body height according to sex, educational level and 10-year birth cohort.
The Tromsø Study2-7 (1979–2016). Primary education = primary school and secondary school, secondary education = upper secondary school, short tertiary education = college/university < 4 years, long tertiary education = college/university ≥ 4 years.
Table 2.
Body height by birth cohort and educational level in women*.
The Tromsø Study2-7 (1979–2016).
Table 3.
Mean body height in cm by birth cohort and educational level in men.
The Tromsø Study2-7 (1979–2016).