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

William Johnson Liina 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