Thinness, overweight and obesity in indigenous youth in Oaxaca, 1970 and 2007.

• Hoofdauteurs: Robert M Malina (Auteur), María Eugenia Peña-Reyes (Auteur), Guillermo Bali-Chávez (Auteur), Bertis B Little (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective. To evaluate change in body mass index (BMI)  and weight status of indigenous youth in Oaxaca between the 1970s and 2007. Materials and methods. Heights and weights were measured in cross-sectional samples of school children 6-14 years in the 1970s (2 897) and 2007 (4 305); BMI was calcula...