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Inequalities in adiposity trends between 1979 and 1999 in Guatemalan children.

William JohnsonLiina MansukoskiJ Andres Galvez-SobralLuis FurlánBarry A Bogin
Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2023)
Secular trends and inequalities in skinfolds differ from those for BMI in Guatemalan children. Differences between groups in skinfolds attenuated over time, at least in boys, but whether this is good news is questionable given the very short stature yet relatively large subscapular skinfolds of the Low SEP groups.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • weight gain
  • insulin resistance
  • type diabetes
  • adipose tissue
  • physical activity