Height, BMI, and relative economic standing in children from developing countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19458385 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason E Murasko (University of Houston – Clear Lake 2700 Bay Area Blvd Houston Texas 77058, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajhb.22958 |
| PMID | 28121367 |
| OpenAlex | W2581458081 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 24 |
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to estimate a height-BMI association in child and female adolescent populations in developing countries, and to evaluate the potential role of relative economic status in this association. METHODS: Flexible structured additive regression models were used to estimate associations between height, BMI, and relative wealth. Linear regression models were used to evaluate height-wealth interactions on BMI outcomes. The models were applied to pooled samples of 971,180 children under 5 years of age and 225,718 adolescent females between 15 and 19 years. Samples were taken from Demographic and Health Surveys from 64 developing countries. RESULTS: Children exhibited a strong inverse association between height and BMI over the entire distribution of height. Female adolescents showed a weak inverse association. Relative economic status was associated with a stronger height-BMI relationship in early-life (<3 years) and a weaker relationship as children age into their fifth year. CONCLUSIONS: Relative economic status may protect against consequences of a negative height-BMI association in young children in developing countries, first by promoting higher body weight among shorter children during the risk period for early-life mortality, and afterwards by limiting body weight in shorter children when overweight and obesity become longer-term health issues
Body mass index · Confidence interval · Developing country · Obesity · Overweight · Relative risk · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2022 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |