Does sitting height ratio affect estimates of obesity prevalence among Canadian Inuit? results from the 2007–2008 Inuit health survey

Abstract

We find no consistent relationship between SHR and BMI and suggest the unique anthropometric and metabolic profile observed in Inuit arise from factors not yet delineated. More complex anthropometric and imaging studies in Inuit are needed.

Association between socioeconomic status and overweight and obesity among Inuit adults: International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey, 2007–2008

“…Given the longer torsos relative to legs or greater sitting height ratios among Inuit, sitting height adjusted overweight and obesity prevalence were evaluated in the current study population attempting a variety of approaches in which a substantial agreement was found between observed and sitting height adjusted overweight and obesity prevalence (15). However, there were methodological problems in that in the current study population sitting height ratios did not significantly relate to body mass index in stark contrast to observations in other study populations.…”

The association of household food security, household characteristics and school environment with obesity status among off-reserve First Nations and Métis children and youth in Canada: results from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey

“…Inuit children and youth were excluded, as the geography-driven factors affecting their food security status, as well as their unique BMI profiles and body fat distribution, require independent investigation. 25,26 After excluding the Inuit population and adults aged 18 years and over, the final sample included 6900 individuals. Questions for children aged 6 to 14 years were answered by the "person most knowledgeable" (PMK) about the child, generally a parent or guardian.…”

Prevalence of general and abdominal obesity among children and adolescents with different sitting height ratios in Shandong, China

“…Body proportions also influence BMI, because the trunk is relatively heavier than the limbs, body volume gains were mainly in the trunk region [6]. Variations in SHR found in or between different population groups may be associated with variations in BMI of some 5 kg/m 2 , with weight and composition being kept constant [7].…”