Thinness, overweight and obesity in indigenous youth in Oaxaca, 1970 and 2007

Malina, Robert M.; Peña-Reyes, María Eugenia; Bali-Chávez, Guillermo; Little, Bertis B.

doi:10.21149/spm.v55i4.7222

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“…Some authors have studied these aspects in the Tarahumara group, reporting between 10% and 30% of children with stunting and child malnutrition (Balcáza et al, ; Monárrez‐Espino, Martínez, Martínez, & Greiner, ; Peña Reyes et al, ). Moreover, studies conducted on other migrant indigenous groups in Mexico, such as the Chontal and Nahua from Oaxaca and Ixtaczoquitlán from Veracruz, have been alarming in terms of the increase in obesity and its metabolic complications in these communities (Herrera‐Huerta, García‐Montalvo, Méndez‐Bolaina, López‐López, & Valenzuela, ; Malina, Peña‐Reyes, Bali‐Chávez, & Little, ).…”

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Migration and nutritional status of Tarahumara schoolchildren from Chihuahua State (México)

Benítez-Hernández

Torre-Díaz

Cervantes-Borunda

et al. 2016

American J Hum Biol

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Migration and nutritional status of Tarahumara schoolchildren from Chihuahua State (México)

Benítez-Hernández

Torre-Díaz

Cervantes-Borunda

et al. 2016

American J Hum Biol

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“…Childhood thinness is an important indicator of malnutrition or eating disorders, which may influence cognitive development and school performance ( 2 , 3 ) . A few studies in the UK ( 3 ) , Australia ( 4 , 5 ) , Haiti ( 2 ) , Mexico ( 6 ) , Nigeria ( 7 ) , Pakistan ( 8 ) and India ( 9 ) have examined the issue of underweight or thinness. To our knowledge, one Chinese study has included a thinness outcome.…”

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Prevalence of grade 1, 2 and 3 thinness is associated with lower socio-economic status in children in Shanghai, China

Chang

Jin

You

et al. 2016

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: We aimed to investigate the prevalence of grade 1, 2 and 3 thinness among Chinese children and to explore their associations with socio-economic status (SES). Design: A population, school-based cross-sectional study using multistage, stratified cluster random sampling. Grade 1, 2 and 3 thinness, overweight, obesity and severe obesity were defined by the International Obesity Task Force BMI cut-offs. Setting: Seven districts of Shanghai, China. Subjects: Chinese children aged 3-12 years (n 84 075). Results: In boys and girls, respectively, the prevalence of grade 1 thinness was 8·89 % and 11·78 %, of grade 2 thinness was 2·80 % and 3·74 %, and of grade 3 thinness was 2·23 % and 2·93 %. Compared with urban children, suburban children had higher prevalence of thinness. Children whose parent had low education had higher prevalence of grade 1, 2 and 3 thinness than those whose parent had high education. The prevalence of grade 2 and 3 thinness, obesity and severe obesity in low-SES children was higher than that in high-SES children, and the prevalence of grade 1 thinness was lower than that in high-SES children. Particular patterns of prevalence of grade 1, 2 and 3 thinness appeared in low-, middle-and high-SES children. Conclusions: The study describes associations of SES with grade 1, 2 and 3 thinness, overweight, obesity and severe obesity in Shanghai children. The patterns of thinness and obesity in Shanghai provide further insights into BMI patterns in mega-cities in developing countries.

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Geographic variation in the growth status of indigenous school children and youth in Mexico

Malina

Little

Lanceta

et al. 2018

American J Phys Anthropol

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ObjectiveTo analyze variation in the growth status of indigenous children and youth attending bilingual schools, escuelas albergues, for the indigenous population in México.Materials and methodsThe children and youth attended escuelas albergues in 1,009 localities in 21 Mexican states in 2012. Heights and weights of 31,448 boys and 27,306 girls 6–18 years of age were measured by trained staff at each school; the BMI was calculated. The students were divided into five geographic regions for analysis: North, Central, South‐Gulf, South‐Pacific, and South‐Southeast. Growth status was compared to United States reference percentiles (P).ResultsMean heights of children and youth from the five regions varied between P10 and P5 of the reference until about 13 years (girls) and 14 years (boys); subsequently, heights were ≤P5. Mean weights in both sexes were at P25 of the reference between 6 and 12 years, and then varied between P25 and P10 in boys and were ≥P25 in girls. Given the elevated weights relative to heights compared to the reference, mean BMIs of indigenous boys and girls were at or above the reference medians. Children and youth in the North and Central regions were, on average, taller than those in the South‐Pacific and South‐Southeast regions, while heights of those in the South‐Gulf region were generally intermediate. In contrast, mean weights and BMIs differed negligibly among the regions.ConclusionsThe geographic gradient in heights of indigenous children and youth was consistent with a north‐to‐south pattern noted among indigenous adults in studies spanning 1898 through 2013. Variation in height among children and youth likely reflected ethnic‐specific and geographic variation interacting with economic and nutritional factors.

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Thinness, overweight and obesity in indigenous youth in Oaxaca, 1970 and 2007

Cited by 5 publications

References 22 publications

Migration and nutritional status of Tarahumara schoolchildren from Chihuahua State (México)

Migration and nutritional status of Tarahumara schoolchildren from Chihuahua State (México)

Prevalence of grade 1, 2 and 3 thinness is associated with lower socio-economic status in children in Shanghai, China

Geographic variation in the growth status of indigenous school children and youth in Mexico

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