Population change in adult obesity and blood lipids in American Samoa from 1976-1978 to 1990

American Journal of Human Biology : the Official Journal of the Human Biology Council
Stephen T McGarveyConrad A Hornick

Abstract

Obesity in American Samoan adults in 1990 was compared to that in 1976-1978 to evaluate population changes concomitant with modernization. Body weight, stature, the body mass index (BMI), and two skinfolds were measured in 1990 in 830 males and females 25-74 years old, and were compared to corresponding data from 1976 and 1978 for 1,621 adults. Mean BMI and skinfold thicknesses increased markedly from 1976-1978 to 1990 in males at all ages. Mean BMI for 45-54 year old males was approximately 3.6 kg/m(2) higher (P < 0.0001) in 1990 than in 1976-1978, but was only 0.6 kg/m(2) higher in females of the same age. The prevalence of overweight increased significantly from 66% in 1976-1978 to 85% in 1990 (P < 0.001) in 35-44 year old males, but remained about the same, 91%, in females of that age. Similar sex differences in temporal change were found in skinfolds. Fasting serum total and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and triglycerides were obtained for a random subsample of 67 males 40-49 years old and were compared to lipid levels in a 1978 sample of American Samoan males of similar age and residence. Both total and HDL cholesterol were significantly different between 1978 and 1990, 178 vs. 205 mg/dl (P < 0.02), and 43 vs...Continue Reading

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