Intergenerational changes in adiposity and fat distribution from 1982 to 2011 in male children and adolescents from Kolkata (India)

Kryst, Łukasz; Żegleń, Magdalena; Das, Sukanta; Dasgupta, Parasmani; Saha, Rana; Das, Rituparna

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“…According to many authors, also directly measured skinfold thickness is a much better indicator of adiposity than the commonly used BMI (Kryst et al, 2020; Moreno et al, 2012). Therefore, the observation of changes in these features in children and adolescents is a recommended procedure aimed at early detection of overweight, obesity, as well as normal weight obesity or other diseases associated with metabolic disorders (Franco et al, 2016).…”

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Sexual dimorphism of adiposity and fat distribution among children and adolescents (8–18 year olds) from Poland

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Kryst,

Kowal

et al. 2024

American J Hum Biol

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ObjectivesThe study aimed to analyze the sexual dimorphism of total body fat [BF%] and fat distribution among 8–18 year olds from Poland.MethodsThe study included 2175 participants, divided into sex and age groups. Waist and hip circumferences, the thickness of six skinfolds, waist‐to‐hips ratio [WHR], the ratio of abdominal‐to‐suprailiac skinfolds, and the limb‐to‐trunk adiposity index were analyzed. Fat percentage were measured with a body composition analyzer (Tanita) with accuracy 0.1%. The Mollison's Index [MI] was used for calculating sexual dimorphism.ResultsThe value of MI for the WHR and its components (waist and hip circumferences) was negative (the boys were characterized by higher values of these parameters). The magnitude of the sex differences was lower in the younger age groups and the highest in the oldest groups. For adiposity [BF%], the average values were higher in females. In the younger age groups, girls had thicker skinfolds compared to boys, and this tendency was also observed in the older age groups, except for abdominal and suprailiac skinfolds. The values of the analyzed adiposity indicators also represented a tendency toward central allocation of fat tissue in boys.ConclusionsIn conclusion, sexual dimorphism of fat distribution and adiposity could be detected as early as 7 years of age. These differences can be identified using simple anthropometric methods, which are relatively cheap and easy to use, particularly in the field setting and large populations. The observation of changes in these features in children should be a recommended procedure aimed at early detection of overweight, obesity, as well as normal weight obesity or other metabolic disorders.

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Sexual dimorphism of adiposity and fat distribution among children and adolescents (8–18 year olds) from Poland

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Kowal

et al. 2024

American J Hum Biol

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The pace of secular changes of body measurements of children and adolescents from Kolkata (India) in the context of socioeconomic inequalities between the sexes

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Dasgupta

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Objectives: To examine the pace of secular changes of selected body measurements and proportions of children and adolescents from Kolkata (India), between 1952-1966 and 1999-2011 in the context of differences between the sexes. Methods:The study group consisted of 7753 children, adolescents and young adults (7-21 years of age) included in two series of studies (1952-1966 and 2005-2011). The measurements included: body height, sitting height, biacromial and biiliocristal diameters, as well as body mass. Additionally, subishial leg length was derived. The pace of the observed intergenerational trends was estimated on the basis of the differences of the mean values of the analyzed characteristics between both cohorts and expressed as the change of a given parameter for a decade. Information regarding the educational and professional status of the parents of participants was obtained using a questionnaire. Results: In the majority of the analyzed characteristics, the pace of intergenerational changes was significantly higher among males, in comparison to females. It was visible especially during adolescence-between 11 and 19 years of age. The positive trends, especially, for characteristics such as body height or limb lengths occurred significantly quicker in males, in comparison to females.Conclusions: There were significant differences between the sexes in the pace of secular changes regarding the growth of the examined population. Considering the relatively homogenous economic situation of the families of the participants, it was more likely that those discrepancies effected from the social and domestic division of sexes, and the resulting differences in growth and development conditions.

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Intergenerational changes in adiposity and fat distribution from 1982 to 2011 in male children and adolescents from Kolkata (India)

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Sexual dimorphism of adiposity and fat distribution among children and adolescents (8–18 year olds) from Poland

Sexual dimorphism of adiposity and fat distribution among children and adolescents (8–18 year olds) from Poland

The pace of secular changes of body measurements of children and adolescents from Kolkata (India) in the context of socioeconomic inequalities between the sexes

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