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Maternal height and its relationship to offspring birth weight and adiposity in 6‐ to 10‐year‐old Maya children from poor neighborhoods in Merida, Yucatan

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ID8317150
AuthorsH Azcorra (0000-0002-3381-9341, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, corresponding author), Federico Dickinson (0000-0002-4808-2995, Department of Human Ecology Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Antigua Carretera a Progreso Km. 6 Merida Yucatan 97310 Mexico), Sudip Datta Banik (0000-0001-5359-1850, Department of Human Ecology Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Antigua Carretera a Progreso Km. 6 Merida Yucatan 97310 Mexico)
Year2016
Volume161
Issue4
Pages571-579
Publication date2016-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.23057
PMID27465976
OpenAlexW2496834477
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited63

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between maternal height, offspring birth weight, and adiposity at 6-10 years of age in a sample of 197 mother-child dyads from Merida, Mexico. MATERIALS AND METHODS: During 2008-2009 and 2011-2013, measurements were taken of maternal height and weight; and height, waist circumference (WC), and skinfolds (triceps, subscapular, and suprailiac) of their children. Participant body composition was estimated using a bioelectrical impedance analyzer. A questionnaire was applied to document household socioeconomic conditions. Multiple linear regression models were used to study the association between maternal height, offspring birth weight and fat mass index (FMI), WC, and sum of skinfolds (SumSkfZ) in boys and girls, separately. RESULTS: After adjusting for child age and household socioeconomic conditions, maternal height was identified to be significantly associated (p < .05) with FMI, WC, and SumSkf only in boys. In all models, child adiposity was inversely related to maternal height. Offspring birth weight was not associated with any adiposity parameter. DISCUSSION: The results suggest that maternal nutritional history as reflected in short maternal stature is associated with higher body fat in children, and that male offspring are more vulnerable to intergenerational influences

Anthropometry · Bioelectrical impedance analysis · Biology · Birth weight · Body mass index · Offspring · Population · Pregnancy · Socioeconomic status · Waist · Birth, Development, and Health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Endocrinology · Gestational Diabetes Research and Management · Internal Medicine · Medicine

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