PMID- 17160975
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070222
LR  - 20061213
IS  - 1042-0533 (Print)
IS  - 1042-0533 (Linking)
VI  - 19
IP  - 1
DP  - 2007 Jan-Feb
TI  - Fatness and overweight in women and children from riverine Amerindian communities 
      of the Beni River (Bolivian Amazon).
PG  - 61-73
AB  - Obesity is a worldwide public health problem impacting not only industrialized 
      nations but also developing countries. The main objective of this paper was to 
      analyze risk factors for overweight among Amerindian children and their mothers. 
      Data were collected in 15 Amerindian riverside communities from the Beni River 
      (Bolivia). The total sample was of 195 mothers and 452 children, 0-15 years of 
      age. Information about family activity and dietary patterns was collected, and a 
      clinical examination was performed. Stool samples were collected in children for 
      parasitological screening. Anthropometric measurements, including weight, height, 
      arm circumference, and four skinfolds, were taken. A bioelectrical impedance 
      analysis was performed in mothers. In total, 12.2% (95% confidence interval 
      (CI(95%)) 9.1-15.9%) of the children were considered overweight; less than 1% 
      were overtly obese International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) criteria. Among their 
      mothers, 35.3% (CI(95%), 28.7-42.5%) were overweight (BMI (weight/height (2)) >25 
      kg/m(2)), and 5% (CI(95%), 2.5-5.1%) were obese (BMI >30 kg/m(2)). BMI was 
      moderately related to anthropometric indices of body composition in children, but 
      was highly correlated with fatness in mothers. The risk of overweight was not 
      associated with environmental factors in children. In mothers, there was a 
      significant relationship between BMI, health status, and dietary diversity score. 
      There was a moderate association in boys between fatness and the BMI of their 
      mothers (R(2) = 0.12, P < 0.001), but not in girls. These findings suggest a 
      trend toward accumulation of fat related to possible changes at the economic and 
      agricultural levels, even in remote rural areas.
FAU - Benefice, Eric
AU  - Benefice E
AD  - Research Unit R024, Epidemiology and Prevention, Institut de Recherche pour le 
      Developpement, Representacion IRD en Bolivia, La Paz, Bolivia. benefice@ird.fr
FAU - Lopez, Ronald
AU  - Lopez R
FAU - Monroy, Selma Luna
AU  - Monroy SL
FAU - Rodriguez, Sonia
AU  - Rodriguez S
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - Am J Hum Biol
JT  - American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology 
      Council
JID - 8915029
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Body Mass Index
MH  - Bolivia
MH  - Child
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Energy Intake
MH  - Environment
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Status
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant
MH  - Infant, Newborn
MH  - Male
MH  - *Mothers
MH  - *Nutritional Status
MH  - Obesity/*epidemiology/physiopathology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Socioeconomic Factors
EDAT- 2006/12/13 09:00
MHDA- 2007/02/23 09:00
CRDT- 2006/12/13 09:00
PHST- 2006/12/13 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/02/23 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/12/13 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1002/ajhb.20580 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Am J Hum Biol. 2007 Jan-Feb;19(1):61-73. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.20580.