Prevalence of overweight in a triethnic pediatric population of San Antonio, Texas

International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
M K ParkJ Schoolfield

Abstract

To investigate the prevalence of overweight among different ethnic and gender groups of children and adolescents in the San Antonio, Texas, area and to compare the prevalence with that of the US national figures. Cross-sectional study A total of 7208 schoolchildren in kindergarten through 12th grade. There were 4215 Mexican American (MA) (58.5%), 2040 non-Hispanic white (NHW) (28.3%) and 953 African American (AA) (13.2%) subjects. Weight, height and skinfold thicknesses. The body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) values of MA boys were almost consistently and significantly (P<0.05) larger than NHW boys and showed a tendency to be larger than AA boys, beginning as early as age 6 and continuing through age 17. Although rarely significant, a similar trend in ethnic difference was also noted for girls, with the smallest BMI seen in NHW girls. The subscapular skinfold thickness (SST) for MA boys and girls was significantly (P<0.05) larger than that for NHW counterparts and showed a tendency to be larger than AA counterparts. No significant ethnic differences were present in the triceps skinfold thickness (TST) for girls, but MA boys' TST were occasionally larger (P<0.05) than other ethnic-gender groups. Girls' TST were frequently larger (P<0....Continue Reading

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