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Adolfo Enrique Meisel-Roca, 
Daniela Santos-Cárdenas 
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Julián Alonso Cárdenas-Cárdenas, Deicy Johana Cristiano-Botia, Eliana Rocío González-Molano, Carlos Alfonso Huertas-Campos
Luis E. Arango, Juan José Ospina-Tejeiro, Fernando Arias-Rodríguez, Oscar Iván Ávila-Montealegre, Jaime Andrés Collazos-Rodríguez, Diana M. Cortázar Gómez, Juan Pablo Cote-Barón, Julio Escobar-Potes, Aarón Levi Garavito-Acosta, Franky Juliano Galeano-Ramírez, Eliana Rocío González-Molano, Maria Camila Gomez Cardona, Anderson Grajales, David Camilo López-Valenzuela, Wilmer Martinez-Rivera, Nicolás Martínez-Cortés, Rocío Clara Alexandra Mora-Quiñones, Sara Naranjo-Saldarriaga, Antonio Orozco, Daniel Parra-Amado, Julián Pérez-Amaya, José Pulido, Karen L. Pulido-Mahecha, Carolina Ramírez-Rodríguez, Sergio Restrepo Ángel, José Vicente Romero-Chamorro, Nicol Valeria Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Norberto Rodríguez-Niño, Diego Hernán Rodríguez-Hernández, Carlos D. Rojas-Martínez, Johana Andrea Sanabria-Domínguez, Diego Vásquez-Escobar
Luis Armando Galvis-Aponte, Adriana Isabel Ortega-Arrieta, Adriana Marcela Rivera-Zárate
This paper explores the relationship between the physical stature of Colombians born during the 20th century and several socio-economic and demographic variables. Using a dataset of more than 225,000 individuals built with information from judicial background certificates, we found a sustained growth of the average height of women and men during the 20th century. The results show significant differences in stature according to gender, level of education, occupation, and place and date of birth. Similarly, health conditions and access to aqueducts significantly affect height. We found that departmental average height disparities decreased and the gap across regions closed throughout the century.