Thinness, overweight and obesity in indigenous youth in Oaxaca, 1970 and 2007.
Objective. To evaluate change in body mass index (BMI) and weight status of indigenous youth in Oaxaca between the 1970s and 2007. Materials and methods. Heights and weights were measured in cross-sectional samples of school children 6-14 years in the 1970s (2 897) and 2007 (4 305); BMI was calcula...
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| author | Robert M Malina María Eugenia Peña-Reyes Guillermo Bali-Chávez Bertis B Little |
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| description | Objective. To evaluate change in body mass index (BMI) and weight status of indigenous youth in Oaxaca between the 1970s and 2007. Materials and methods. Heights and weights were measured in cross-sectional samples of school children 6-14 years in the 1970s (2 897) and 2007 (4 305); BMI was calculated. International Obesity Task Force cutoffs for weight status were used. BMI and prevalence of severe and moderate thinness, overweight and obesity were compared by year. Results. BMI increased significantly across time. Primary change in weight status occurred in overweight, 1970s, menor que 2%; 2007, 7 to 12%. Little change occurred in thinness ( menor que 2%) and obesity (≤1%) in both surveys, except in children 6-9 years (obesity=4% in 2007). Conclusion. BMI and prevalence of overweight increased across all ages from the 1970s to 2007, but children 6-9 years appeared to be more at risk for obesity than youth 10-14 years. Prevalence of thinness was unchanged. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5dd66066152a47cda055c4cd49dc09362022-12-22T00:58:09ZengInstituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaSalud Pública de México0036-36341606-79162013-07-0155438739310.21149/spm.v55i4.722215681Thinness, overweight and obesity in indigenous youth in Oaxaca, 1970 and 2007.Robert M Malina0María Eugenia Peña-Reyes1Guillermo Bali-Chávez2Bertis B Little3Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas. Austin, Tx, USA; Department of Kinesiology, Tarleton State University. Stephenville, TX, USA.Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. México, DF.Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas. México, DF.Departments of Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering, and Academic Affairs, Tarleton State University. Stephenville, TX, USObjective. To evaluate change in body mass index (BMI) and weight status of indigenous youth in Oaxaca between the 1970s and 2007. Materials and methods. Heights and weights were measured in cross-sectional samples of school children 6-14 years in the 1970s (2 897) and 2007 (4 305); BMI was calculated. International Obesity Task Force cutoffs for weight status were used. BMI and prevalence of severe and moderate thinness, overweight and obesity were compared by year. Results. BMI increased significantly across time. Primary change in weight status occurred in overweight, 1970s, menor que 2%; 2007, 7 to 12%. Little change occurred in thinness ( menor que 2%) and obesity (≤1%) in both surveys, except in children 6-9 years (obesity=4% in 2007). Conclusion. BMI and prevalence of overweight increased across all ages from the 1970s to 2007, but children 6-9 years appeared to be more at risk for obesity than youth 10-14 years. Prevalence of thinness was unchanged.http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/7222prevalencegrowthchildrenadolescentsMexico |
| spellingShingle | Robert M Malina María Eugenia Peña-Reyes Guillermo Bali-Chávez Bertis B Little Thinness, overweight and obesity in indigenous youth in Oaxaca, 1970 and 2007. Salud Pública de México prevalence growth children adolescents Mexico |
| title | Thinness, overweight and obesity in indigenous youth
in Oaxaca, 1970 and 2007. |
| title_full | Thinness, overweight and obesity in indigenous youth
in Oaxaca, 1970 and 2007. |
| title_fullStr | Thinness, overweight and obesity in indigenous youth
in Oaxaca, 1970 and 2007. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thinness, overweight and obesity in indigenous youth
in Oaxaca, 1970 and 2007. |
| title_short | Thinness, overweight and obesity in indigenous youth
in Oaxaca, 1970 and 2007. |
| title_sort | thinness overweight and obesity in indigenous youth in oaxaca 1970 and 2007 |
| topic | prevalence growth children adolescents Mexico |
| url | http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/7222 |
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