A survey of the heritability of stature in 284 Chinese young people of Han nationality

Objective To investigate the influence of hereditary factors on the stature of Han nationality in Guangxi province.Methods 284 young subjects aged 17～37 years of Han nationality were enrolled in this study.A linear regression was used to calculate the parent-child regression coefficient,the results were used to estimate the heritabililty rate of the child statures.Results The point estimator of general heritability for male and femal was 38.70%,and the point estimator of male heritability was 68.40%,and the female was 87.30%.Conclusion Genetic and environmental factors both influence on the stature of the young people of Han nationality.And the genetic factor plays a more important role in the stature of Han nationality.