Secular trends in the anthropometric characteristics of children in a rural community in Yucatan, Mexico.

Autor: Azcorra H; Centro de Investigaciones Silvio Zavala, Universidad Modelo, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico., Castillo-Burguete MT; Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico, Mexico., Lara-Riegos J; Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico., Salazar-Rendón JC; Dirección de Nutrición, Secretaría de Salud, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico., Mendez-Dominguez N; Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de la Península de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council [Am J Hum Biol] 2024 Feb; Vol. 36 (2), pp. e23995. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 22.
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23995
Abstrakt: Objective: To analyze changes in height, weight, and body mass index (BMI = kg/m 2 ) from 1986 to 2022 in 3-11 year old children from Dzeal, a rural Maya community in Yucatan, Mexico.
Materials and Methods: From 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 graphically and through one-way ANOVA, splitting children into two age groups: 3-7 and 8-11. Bonferroni adjustments for multiple comparisons were used when ANOVAs were statistically significant (p < .05).
Results: In girls, significant increases in height and weight between surveys were found in 3-7 and 8-11 age groups; in boys, significant increases were only found in the 8-11 age group. Regarding BMI, there were increases in 2022 compared with 1986/2000 in both sexes from 8 years onwards. Differences indicate increases of 3.9 and 4.4 cm per decade in girls aged 3-7 and 8-11, respectively, and increases in weight of 1.1 and 3.3 kg per decade, respectively. Increases in boys 8-11 years were 2.3 cm and 2.4 kg per decade.
Conclusion: Significant increases in growth parameters were observed in specific-age children in the community studied in the context of changes in livelihoods and improvements in household material conditions.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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