Market Integration and Secular Changes in Anthropometric Characteristics in Two Maya Communities From Yucatan, Mexico
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| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | University of Massachusetts Amherst, Centro de Investigaciones Silvio Zavala, Universidad Modelo Mérida Yucatán México, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional Mérida Yucatán México, Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de la Península de Yucatán, IMSS‐BIENESTAR Mérida Yucatán México, Dirección de Nutrición Secretaria de Salud Mérida Yucatán Mexico, Facultad de Química Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Mérida Yucatán Mexico |
| ANO | Não informado |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajhb.70100 |
| ADICIONADO EM | Não informado |
Resumo
ObjectiveTo compare the changes in children's height, weight, and BMI from two Maya communities during 1986–2023 in order to analyze if their differences in degrees of participation in market economy are reflected in secular changes in growth measures.Material and MethodsWe compared the changes in height, weight, and BMI of 1463 children (6–12 years) from two communities (Dzeal and Yalcoba) differing by speed and degree of market integration along three points in time: 1986/1987, 1996–1998/2000 and 2022/2023. Linear regression models were adjusted to estimate the changes in height‐for‐age (HAZ) and BMI‐for‐age Z‐scores (BMIZ) in each community by age group and sex using the period of measurement as the independent variable.ResultsIncreases in HAZ between 1986/1987 and 2022/2023 were greater in children from the community with slower integration into the market economy (Dzeal). Differences in total increases between 1986/1987 and 2022/2023 in HAZ between communities were 0.50 (boys) and 1.19 (girls) standard deviations (SD) score in the 6–8‐year‐old group and 0.40 (boys) and 0.41 SD (girls) in children aged 9–12. Total increases in BMIZ were 0.81 SD (boys) and 1.07 SD (girls) in children (6–8 years) from the community with rapid integration (Yalcoba); changes in children with slower integration were not significant.ConclusionThe rapid integration of the community into the market economy seems to favor larger secular increases in children's BMI and smaller increases in linear growth.