Rosset, I.Żądzińska, E.Strapagiel, D.Grzelak, A.Henneberg, M.2018-05-282018-05-282017American Journal of Human Biology, 2017; 29(3):e22967-1-e22967-61042-05331520-6300http://hdl.handle.net/2440/112387Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the potential association between month of birth and body height among women in northern and southern hemispheres. Methods: Body heights of adult women of European origin born between 1935 and 1981 who lived in Poland (N = 3,933) and in Australia (N = 1,118) were examined in relation to month of birth by analysis of variance. Results: No association between month of birth and body height was observed in either Polish or Australian women. For Polish women, a clear, statistically significant secular trend in body height was confirmed for the analyzed period (P < .0001). No such trend occurred among the Australian women. Conclusions: Results do not confirm a significant association between month of birth and adult body height in women. It is, however, important to see a difference in secular trends, which was large in Polish women and nonexistent in Australian females.en© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Young AdultJournal article003006355110.1002/ajhb.229670004013640000222-s2.0-85009892624283453Henneberg, M. [0000-0003-1941-2286]