Growth status of schoolchildren in a rural Zapotec community in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, in 1968 and 1978

Malina, Robert M.; Selby, Henry A.; Buschang, Peter H.; Aronson, Wendy L.

doi:10.1080/03014468000004441

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“…The growth status of children resident in two Colonias in the city of Oaxaca and in two indigenous communities in the Valley of Oaxaca did not differ significantly (Malina et al, 1981). Further, growth status of primary school children from a rural indigenous community in the Valley of Oaxaca indicated no secular change in body size between 1968 and 1978 (Malina et al, 1980(Malina et al, , 2004b. The observations on children in Oaxaca are consistent with several studies in other regions of Mexico indicating negligible secular changes over similar intervals.…”

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confidence: 88%

Socioeconomic variation in the growth status of urban school children 6–13 years in Oaxaca, Mexico, in 1972 and 2000

Malina

Reyes

Little

2009

American J Hum Biol

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Socioeconomic variation in the growth status of urban school children 6-13 years of age in 1972 and 2000 was compared. The children were resident in the city of Oaxaca and were students in the same primary school in each year. Socioeconomic status (SES) was based on parental occupation. Height, sitting height, estimated leg length, weight, and the body mass index in 218 boys and 191 girls in 1972 and 173 boys and 166 girls in 2000 were compared. Sex-specific MANCOVA was used to evaluate SES differences within each year, while sex- and SES-specific MANCOVA was used to evaluate differences between years. The prevalence of stunting, overweight and obesity was estimated. There were no SES differences among boys and girls in 1972 and boys in 2000; low-middle and middle SES girls were significantly taller and heavier with longer legs than low SES girls in 2000. Within each SES group, children in 2000 were significantly larger in body size and segment lengths except for sitting height in low SES children of both sexes. Estimated secular gains increased from low to low-middle to middle SES in both sexes. Inequitable gains by SES contributed to an increase in the magnitude of differences between SES groups, especially between low SES children on one hand and low-middle and middle SES children on the other hand. The prevalence of stunting declined while the prevalence of overweight and to a lesser extent in obesity increased from 1972 to 2000, more so in low-middle and middle SES than in low SES children.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Socioeconomic variation in the growth status of urban school children 6–13 years in Oaxaca, Mexico, in 1972 and 2000

Malina

Reyes

Little

2009

American J Hum Biol

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“…Height, weight, arm circumference, triceps skinfold, and estimated midarm muscle circumference of the school children have been previously reported (Malina et al, 1980). Other anthropometric dimensions, including sitting height, skeletal breadths, additional circumferences and cranial measurements (Buschang, 19801, as well as motor performance (Malina and Ruschang, 19851, have also been reported.…”

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Socioeconomic variation in the growth status of children in a subsistence agricultural community

Malina

Little

Buschang

et al. 1985

American J Phys Anthropol

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Socioeconomic variation in the growth status of 293 children, 6 through 13 years of age, from a rural subsistence agricultural community in southern Mexico was considered. Socioeconomic status was based on an index developed from landholdings, household goods, and occupation, and households were classified as high and low status. Growth measurements included weight, stature, sitting height, estimated leg length, arm and estimated arm muscle circumferences, triceps skinfold, and right gripping strength. The growth status of boys showed a clear socioeconomic differential, while that of girls did not. The results are consistent with the generalization that males are more influenced by environmental stresses than females, including, of course, the favorable stress of improved socioeconomic circumstances, even within seemingly single-class rural communities.

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“…Dietary and anthropometric surveys i n Guatemala and elsewhere in Central America demonstrate consistently that low SES Ladinos and low SES Indians suffer from chronic undernutrition (INCAP, 1969;Martorell et al, 1976;Malina et al, 1980;Bogin and MacVean, 1981). The stress of undernutrition is compounded by increased incidence of infectious disease (Scrimshaw et al, 1968).…”

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Longitudinal growth in height, weight, and bone age of Guatemalan Ladino and Indian schoolchildren

Bogin

Sullivan

Hauspie³

et al. 1989

American J Hum Biol

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Three longitudinal samples of Guatemalan schoolchildren are compared for amounts and rates of growth in height, weight, and bone age. The samples include children of two ethnic backgrounds: Ladinos, Spanish-speaking people of, generally, Western cultural orientation; and Indians, people of Mayan cultural descent. The Indians are of very low socioeconomic status (SES) and attend a public school in a rural village. The Ladinos come from two SES groups living in Guatemala City, one of high SES attending a private school and the other of low SES attending a public school. Graphical and statistical analyses show that for all samples of boys and girls there are generally, significant differences between samples (high SES>low SES>Indian) for amounts of growth in height, weight, and bone age. Boys show significant differences in rates of growth between samples, with the high SES sample growing more rapidly than the two low SES samples. Girls show significant differences in the rate of growth in height, but not in the rate of growth in weight or bone age. For Both boys and girls, rates of growth in height and weight differ more between samples than does rate of Skeltal development. These results demonstrate that (1) SES-related deficits in growth are cumulative during childhood and early adolescence, that (2) rates of growth for boys are, generally, more sensitive to the influence of SES than are the growth rates of girls, and that (3) childhood growth deficits of low SES children of low SES children are likely to carry over into adulthood.

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Growth status of schoolchildren in a rural Zapotec community in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, in 1968 and 1978

Cited by 52 publications

References 15 publications

Socioeconomic variation in the growth status of urban school children 6–13 years in Oaxaca, Mexico, in 1972 and 2000

Socioeconomic variation in the growth status of urban school children 6–13 years in Oaxaca, Mexico, in 1972 and 2000

Socioeconomic variation in the growth status of children in a subsistence agricultural community

Longitudinal growth in height, weight, and bone age of Guatemalan Ladino and Indian schoolchildren

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