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Body proportionality and adiposity are not related in 6- to 8-year-old Yucatec Maya children

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posted on 2019-05-15, 10:08 authored by Alonso Vazquez-Gomez, María Luisa Ávila‐Escalante, Hugo Azcorra, Maria Ines Varela-SilvaMaria Ines Varela-Silva, Federico Dickinson
Objective: To analyze the association between relative leg length – RLL – (leg length x 100/height) and adiposity in a sample of 6 to 8-year-old children of Maya ancestry from Motul and Merida, Mexico. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 260 children (128 girls) measured between 2011 and 2015. The RLL was used as a measure of body proportionality. Linear regression models were performed to examine the association between RLL (predictor) and three adiposity indicators (outcome variables): fat mass index (kg/m2), waist circumference (z-score) and sum of triceps and subscapular skinfolds (z-score). Results: The prevalence of stunting was 12%, and a higher prevalence (19%) of short RLL (leg stunting) was found. The prevalence of overweight and obesity were 16 and 20%, respectively, but the highest was found for abdominal obesity (40%). None of the adiposity indicators were related to RLL (p>0.05), even after adjusting for the influence of children’s sex and age. Conclusions: Our results suggest that the coexistence of short RLL and high body adiposity is not observed in all populations. Our findings do not discount the possibility that a negative association between RLL and adiposity is expressed at older ages.

Funding

Conacyt-Ciencia Básica (168047) and Conacyt-Becas Nacionales (308942).

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  • Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Published in

American Journal of Human Biology

Volume

31

Issue

4

Citation

VAZQUEZ-GOMEZ, A. ... et al, 2019. Body proportionality and adiposity are not related in 6- to 8-year-old Yucatec Maya children. American Journal of Human Biology, 31 (4), e23254.

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© Wiley

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: VAZQUEZ-GOMEZ, A. ... et al, 2019. Body proportionality and adiposity are not related in 6- to 8-year-old Yucatec Maya children. American Journal of Human Biology, 31 (4), e23254, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23254. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.

Acceptance date

2019-05-02

Publication date

2019-06-05

ISSN

1042-0533

eISSN

1520-6300

Language

  • en

Article number

e23254