Anthropometric measurements by ethnicity in Colombia, 1965–1990

Acosta, Karina; Meisel, Adolfo

doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2013.03.006

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“…After adjustment for wealth and residence, two countries -Colombia and Ecuadorshowed a lower prevalence of stunting in afrodescendants than in the reference children, and no country showed higher prevalence among the latter. The published literature on this comparison is scarce; we were able to find a study from Colombia reporting that adult afrodescendants were taller than individuals classified as indigenous or "others" [55], and a birth cohort from Southern Brazil where oneyear old children born to white and black mothers had similar prevalence of stunting [56].…”

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Ethnic inequalities in child stunting and feeding practices: results from surveys in thirteen countries from Latin America

Gatica-Domínguez

Mesenburg

Barros

et al. 2020

Int J Equity Health

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Background: Although the prevalence of child stunting is falling in Latin America, socioeconomic inequalities persist. However, there is limited evidence on ethnic disparities. We aimed to describe ethnic inequalities of stunting and feeding practices in thirteen Latin American countries using recent nationally representative surveys. Methods: We analyzed national surveys carried out since 2006. Based on self-reported ethnicity, skin color or language, children were classified into three categories: indigenous/ afrodescendant/reference group (European or mixed ancestry). Stunting was defined as height (length)-for-age < − 2 standard deviations relative to WHO standards. Family wealth was assessed through household asset indices. We compared mean length/height-for-age and prevalence of stunting among the three ethnic groups. Results: Thirteen surveys had information on indigenous and seven on afrodescendants. In all countries, the average length/height-for-age was significantly lower for indigenous, and in eleven countries there were significant differences in the prevalence of stunting: the pooled crude stunting prevalence ratio between indigenous and the reference group was 1.97 (95% CI 1.89; 2.05); after adjustment for wealth and place of residence, prevalence remained higher among indigenous (PR = 1.34, 95% CI 1.28; 1.39) in eight countries. Indigenous aged 6-23 months were more likely to be breastfed, but with poor complementary feeding, particularly in terms of dietary diversity. Afrodescendants showed few differences in height, and in two countries tended to be taller compared to the reference group. Conclusions: In all Latin American countries studied, indigenous tended to be shorter and afrodescendants presented few differences with relation to the reference group. In order to reach the SDG's challenge of leaving no one behind, indigenous need to be prioritized.

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Ethnic inequalities in child stunting and feeding practices: results from surveys in thirteen countries from Latin America

Gatica-Domínguez

Mesenburg

Barros

et al. 2020

Int J Equity Health

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“…The children were selected from middle and upper socio‐economic level families, assumed to live in conditions favourable to somatic growth. Reports from Latin America suggest that height positively correlates with socio‐economic development and decreased poverty but less with ethnic background . The globally launched WHO standard for height, weight, BMI and head circumference for age 0–5 years , as well as the extended WHO reference five to 19 years , was officially adopted in Colombia.…”

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Colombian reference growth curves for height, weight, body mass index and head circumference

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“…In the past 15 years there have been studies published on the anthropometric history of Mexico that examine the second half of the 18 th century and the early part of the 19 th century (Challú 2009(Challú , 2010Dobado-1 For individual country studies, for Mexico see López-Alonso and Porras Condey (2003); for Colombia, Meisel et al (2007); Vega 2007a, 2007b;Acosta and Meisel 2013;Baten and Baltzer, 2008;Salvatore et al 2010;for Guatemala Rios 2009;for Brazil, Monasterio et al (2010); Frank and Shelhoub (2006); Franken (this issue); for Chile, Núñez and Pérez (2015); Llorca-Jaña et al (2018); for comparative studies see Baten et al (2009); Baten and Carson (2010); Baltzer and Baten (2008); Challú and Silva-Castañeda, (2016).…”

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Height and Inequality in Post-1950 Mexico: A History of Stunted Growth

López-Alonso

Vélez-Grajales²

2019

RHE / JILAEH

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Using data from two national surveys (ENSA, 2000; ENSANUT, 2006) we assess the evolution of biological standards of living of the Mexican population born during the second half of the 20th century. Our results show that there was an improvement in living standards reflected in an increase in stature, but this amelioration was limited. We observe differences across socio-economic strata, across educational levels, and between men and women. Persistent structural inequality has been byproduct of a system of security and social protection that was limited, segmented and hampered the potentially positive effects of social-welfare policies. We corroborate the relatively modest improvement in heights by comparing outcomes in Mexico with other Latin American countries.

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Anthropometric measurements by ethnicity in Colombia, 1965–1990

Cited by 19 publications

References 11 publications

Ethnic inequalities in child stunting and feeding practices: results from surveys in thirteen countries from Latin America

Ethnic inequalities in child stunting and feeding practices: results from surveys in thirteen countries from Latin America

Colombian reference growth curves for height, weight, body mass index and head circumference

Height and Inequality in Post-1950 Mexico: A History of Stunted Growth

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