Kaplowitz Haley, Martorell Reynaldo, Mendoza Fernando S
Food Research Institute, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, California 94305.
Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, California 94305.
Am J Hum Biol. 1989;1(5):631-648. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.1310010514.
Mexican-American children are shorter but relatively heavier than non-Hispanic white children. The excess relative weight is probably due to increased fat rather than lean body mass and, more specifically, to increased fat deposition on the upper trunk sites. The objective of this paper is to describe the level of fatness and fat distribution in a large, representative sample of Mexican- American children and adolescents from the recently completed Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES). As expected, Mexican-American children are generally fatter than white children measured in previous national surveys (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey [NHANES] II, Health Examination Survey [HES]). Differences are particularly evident for trunk skinfold thicknesses and generally increase with age. Indices of fat distribution clearly show a centralized, upper body adiposity pattern among Mexican-Americans, a cause for concern since greater fat deposition on the trunk has been associated with increased risk of certain chronic disease.
墨西哥裔美国儿童比非西班牙裔白人儿童更矮，但相对更重。相对体重超标可能是由于脂肪增加而非瘦体重增加，更具体地说，是上半身部位脂肪沉积增加所致。本文的目的是描述来自最近完成的西班牙裔健康与营养检查调查（HHANES）的大量具有代表性的墨西哥裔美国儿童和青少年的肥胖程度和脂肪分布情况。正如预期的那样，墨西哥裔美国儿童总体上比之前全国性调查（国家健康与营养检查调查[NHANES] II、健康检查调查[HES]）中测量的白人儿童更胖。躯干皮褶厚度的差异尤为明显，并且通常随着年龄的增长而增加。脂肪分布指数清楚地显示出墨西哥裔美国人中存在集中在上半身的肥胖模式，这令人担忧，因为躯干上更多的脂肪沉积与某些慢性疾病风险增加有关。
