Anthropometry of migrant and nonmigrant Mexican‐American children and adults in Northern California

Dados Bibliográficos

ID14722198
AutoresKathryn G Dewey (0000-0002-4185-3451, University of California, Davis, autor correspondente), Margaret A Strode, Yolanda Ruiz Fitch (University of California, Davis)
Ano1984
Volume14
Fascículo1
Páginas25-35
Data de publicação1984-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEcology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03670244.1984.9990767
OpenAlexW1975484406
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas9

Anthropometric data were obtained from children and adults of 71 migrant and 69 nonmigrant low‐income first‐generation Mexican‐American families. Nonmigrant children (1–11 years) were very close to U.S. standards in weight‐for‐age, height‐for‐age, weight‐for‐height and triceps skinfold, while migrant children were shorter and fatter. Adolescents (12–19 years) in both groups were shorter than U.S. standards, probably due to an increasing effect of shorter leg‐length at older ages. Among younger children, the proportion of life spent in Mexico prior to moving to the U.S. was not related to present growth status, but adolescents who had spent more of their lives in Mexico were shorter. Growth status of all children was related to maternal weight and height and family income, among other factors. Among adults, 55 percent of women and 43 percent of men exceeded 120 percent of “ideal” weight. Obesity increased with age, but was unrelated to length of residence in the U.S

Anthropometry · Ethnic group · Mexican americans · Obesity · Residence · Skinfold thickness · Demography · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology