2023
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23995
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Secular trends in the anthropometric characteristics of children in a rural community in Yucatan, Mexico

Hugo Azcorra,
María Teresa Castillo‐Burguete,
Julio Lara‐Riegos
et al.

Abstract: ObjectiveTo analyze changes in height, weight, and body mass index (BMI = kg/m2) from 1986 to 2022 in 3–11 year old children from Dzeal, a rural Maya community in Yucatan, Mexico.Materials and MethodsFrom October‐2022 to February‐2023 (third‐wave survey), we obtained anthropometric measurements of children (n = 80) and family socioeconomic data and compared them with data obtained in 1986 (n = 38) and 2000 (n = 76). Comparisons of anthropometric parameters by sex between years of measurement were performed gra… Show more

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