Correlates of adiposity in a Caribbean pre-school population

Bibliographic Data

ID15096853
AuthorsAnisa Ramcharitar-Bourne, Anisa Ramcharitar‐Bourne (University of the West Indies, corresponding author), Selby Nichols (0000-0002-8494-4644, University of the West Indies), Neela Badrie (0000-0002-2788-9124, University of the West Indies System)
Year2014
Volume17
Issue8
Pages1796-1804
Publication date2014-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980013001900
PMID23866843
OpenAlexW2121197103
LanguageEN
References cited54

Objective To evaluate ethnic and anthropometric correlates of adiposity among a nationally representative, multi-ethnic, Trinidadian pre-school population. Design Cross-sectional study conducted between June 2008 and July 2009. Setting Government and privately owned Early Childhood Care and Education Centres in Trinidad. Subjects A total of 596 pre-school children (aged 31–73 months) from thirty-four schools had their weight, height, mid-upper arm circumference, waist circumference, biceps and triceps skinfold thicknesses measured by a registered dietitian using standard procedures. Percentage body fat was estimated using a foot-to-foot bioelectric impedance analyser (Tanita 531, Tokyo, Japan). Date of birth, religion and ethnicity were extracted from school records and pre-schoolers’ ethnicity was categorized as East Indian, African, Mixed (a combination of two or more ethnicities), Chinese or Caucasian. Results Anthropometric variables explained significantly more of the variance in adiposity among girls (67·4–88·1 %) than boys (24·4–39·2 %; P P Conclusions Gender, ethnicity and anthropometry all explained excess adiposity in these pre-schoolers. These findings highlight the need to elucidate the mechanisms that may be involved in explaining these differences, particularly those of ethnic origin

Anthropometry · Bioelectrical impedance analysis · Body mass index · Circumference · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Population · Waist · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Demography · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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