Height, weight, and body mass index of American Indian schoolchildren, 1990–1991

Jackson, Melissa

doi:10.1016/0002-8223(93)91645-7

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“…Only a small number of body composition studies have been completed in Native American children, 2,3,19 and body composition equations using anthropometric dimensions or BIA in this population have not previously been published. The present study was designed to estimate percentage fat in 8 ± 11-yold Native American children.…”

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“…It has been suggested that BMI may overestimate the prevalence of obesity in Native American populations because they tend to have a higher proportion of fat-free mass than the national reference values. 2 In contrast, other studies suggest that body fat quantity and distribution may differ among ethnic groups, and that estimates of body fat based on national BMI reference data may underestimate obesity in adult Native American populations. 4,5 Therefore, it is important to evaluate obesity in Native American children using better estimations of body fat than BMI and to develop valid equations for body composition in this population suitable for large surveys.…”

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“…A recent survey of 9000 Native American school-aged children from 19 states found that 39% had a body mass index (BMI) above the 85th percentile of reference data. 2,3 Few surveys, however, have measured total body fat, which is considered a more accurate estimate of obesity in children. It has been suggested that BMI may overestimate the prevalence of obesity in Native American populations because they tend to have a higher proportion of fat-free mass than the national reference values.…”

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“…This is of concern, given that obesity is a major health issue among American Indians (24). Studies have also shown that American Indian children and adolescents have a higher prevalence of overweight than do children from the general U.S. population (25,26) and that overweight has increased among American Indian children in recent years (24,27).…”

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Weight‐Related Attitudes and Behaviors in Fourth Grade American Indian Children

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Obesity Research

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. Obes Res. 1999;7:34-42. Objective: American Indian children have a high prevalence of obesity, yet little is known about weight-related attitudes and the prevalence of dieting in this population. This study assessed weight concerns, body size perceptions, weight reduction attempts, and weight loss methods in fourth grade American Indian children. Research Methods and Procedures:attended one of eight schools in the Pathways Feasibility Study. Question and answer choices were read to children by trained staff, and children marked their own answers.Results: Thirty-eight percent of the children reported that they had tried to lose weight. The most common strategy for weight reduction was exercising more. Girls were more likely than boys to be dissatisfied with their body size (48% of girls vs. 34% of boys desired a slimmer body size; 22% of girls vs. 15% of boys desired a larger body size; p

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“…Energy expenditure (24 h; in a metabolic chamber), total free-living energy expenditure (by doubly-labelled water), and body composition (by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)) were compared in twelve overweight (8.7 (SD Total energy expenditure and its components have been examined in other groups of children at high risk of developing obesity. In Mohawk Indian children, the prevalence of obesity is 44 % (Jackson, 1993). In a sub-group of these children who were matched for fat and fat-free mass to a group of Caucasian children living in Burlington, Vermont, total energy expenditure by doubly-labelled water, adjusted for fat-free mass, was significantly higher in the Mohawk children by 400-625 kJ/d (Goran ef al.…”

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Energy expenditure, body composition, and disease risk in children and adolescents

Goran

1997

Proc. Nutr. Soc.

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The purpose of the present paper is to review recent studies in children which have: (1) examined differences in energy expenditure, especially as they relate to differences in body composition and risk of developing obesity; (2) enabled more accurate measurements of body composition (especially fat and fat-free mass) and body fat distribution (especially intra-abdominal adipose tissue); (3) examined the relationship between obesity (especially body fat distribution) and increased disease risk. ENERGY EXPENDITUREImplementation of the doubly-labelled-water technique in human subjects in 1984 (Schoeller & Webb, 1984), and subsequent application in children has led to significant advances in our understanding of total energy expenditure in the paediatric population. Total energy expenditure has been measured in free-living children living in Phoenix, Arizona (Fontvieille et al. 1993), Burlington, Vermont (Goran et al. 1993a), Cambridge, UK (Prentice et al. 1988;Davies et al. 1994), and Belfast, Northern Ireland (Livingstone et al. 1992). The data are unanimous in showing that total energy expenditure in young children is approximately 25 % lower than current recommendations for energy intake (World Health Organization, 1985). This discrepancy may be explained by either: (1) inaccuracy of previous energy intake data used to derive the recommendations, or (2) a reduction in energy expenditure in children over the last few decades, presumably due to a decline in physical activity. Either way, these data imply that new nutritional guidelines need to be formulated for young children in order to ensure that recommended energy intake closely matches total energy expenditure. This may require reducing recommended levels of energy intake or recommending increased physical activity in order to reverse the recent cultural trends of reduced physical activity.Studies of energy expenditure in children have also been useful for examining the role of energy expenditure in the development of obesity. Obesity arises from a failure in the regulation of energy balance leading to a mismatch between energy intake and energy expenditure, such that intake exceeds expenditure. The mechanism of this dysregulation is unknown, and it is not clear whether obesity develops because of an excess in energy intake relative to expenditure, a reduced energy expenditure relative to intake, or a https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi

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Height, weight, and body mass index of American Indian schoolchildren, 1990–1991

Cited by 78 publications

References 17 publications

Estimation of body fat from anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance in Native American children

Estimation of body fat from anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance in Native American children

Weight‐Related Attitudes and Behaviors in Fourth Grade American Indian Children

Energy expenditure, body composition, and disease risk in children and adolescents

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