Surname‐Inferred andean ancestry is associated with child stature and limb lengths at high altitude in Peru but not at sea level

摘要

ObjectivesNative Andean ancestry gives partial protection from reduced birthweight at high altitude in the Andes compared with European ancestry. Whether Andean ancestry is also associated with body proportions and greater postnatal body size at altitude is unknown. Therefore, we tested whether a greater proportion of Andean ancestry is associated with stature and body proportions among Peruvian children at high and low altitude.