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

Datos Bibliográficos

ID14722198
AutoresKathryn G Dewey (0000-0002-4185-3451, University of California, Davis, autor de correspondencia), Margaret A Strode, Yolanda Ruiz Fitch (University of California, Davis)
Año1984
Volumen14
Número1
Páginas25-35
Fecha de publicación1984-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEcology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03670244.1984.9990767
OpenAlexW1975484406
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias 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