Carson Scott Alan
University of Texas, Permian Basin, 4901 East University, Odessa Texas, USA.
University of Münich, CESifo, 4901 East University, Odessa Texas, USA.
Biodemography Soc Biol. 2020 Apr-Jun;65(2):97-118. doi: 10.1080/19485565.2019.1681258.
When traditional measures for material and economic welfare are scarce or unreliable, height and the body mass index (BMI) are now widely accepted measures that represent cumulative and current net nutrition in development studies. However, as the ratio of weight to height, BMI does not fully isolate the effects of current net nutrition. After controlling for height as a measure for current net nutrition, this study uses the weight of a sample of international men in US prisons. Throughout the late 19th- and early-20th centuries, individuals with darker complexions had greater weights than individuals with fairer complexions. Mexican and Asian populations in the US had lower weights and reached shorter statures. Black and white weights stagnated throughout the late 19th- and early-20th centuries. Agricultural workers' had greater weights than workers in other occupations.
当衡量物质和经济福利的传统指标稀缺或不可靠时，身高和体重指数（BMI）如今已成为发展研究中广泛接受的、代表累积和当前净营养状况的指标。然而，作为体重与身高的比率，BMI并不能完全分离当前净营养的影响。在将身高作为当前净营养的衡量指标进行控制之后，本研究使用了美国监狱中一批国际男性的体重样本。在整个19世纪末和20世纪初，肤色较深的个体比肤色较浅的个体体重更重。美国的墨西哥人和亚洲人群体重较低，身高也较矮。黑人和白人的体重在整个19世纪末和20世纪初停滞不前。农业工人比其他职业的工人体重更重。
