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Height growth of Mexican boys by geographic region: an evaluation based on nationally representative data of ENSANUT 2012 and 2018

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2024

Luis Alberto Flores ,
Luz Dinorah González Castell  and
Sudip Datta Banik Open the ORCID record for Sudip Datta Banik [Opens in a new window]
Luis Alberto Flores
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Physical Activity for Health, Facultad de Ciencias de la Cultura Física, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Mexico, Chihuahua, Mexico
Luz Dinorah González Castell
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescent Nutrition Department, Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Sudip Datta Banik*
Affiliation:
Department of Human Ecology, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (Cinvestav) del IPN, Cinvestav, Merida, Mexico.
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Corresponding author: Sudip Datta Banik; Email: dattabanik@cinvestav.mx
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Abstract

Existing research on human growth in Mexico is regionally focused, creating a gap in the understanding of growth patterns of children and adolescents at national level and regional variation. The objective of the present study was to characterize the height growth curve of the Mexican population by geographic area and to cluster the states of the Mexican Republic according to their somatic maturation characteristics, based on a national representative sample of boys. Data on age, height, socioeconomic level, and geographic area of 18,219 boys were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2012 (ENSANUT) and ENSANUT 2018, carried out in 32 Mexican states. Both surveys had representative samples. Preece–Baines 1 model was applied to fit height growth curves. Biological parameters were estimated; principal component analysis and cluster analysis were performed to group Mexican states based on these biological parameters. The estimated age at peak height velocity (PHV) was 12.3 years in the sample. Significant regional differences in the timing and tempo of PHV among Mexican boys were observed. Boys in the northern region experienced PHV at an earlier age and had a shorter duration of growth compared with boys in the central and southern regions. Boys in the central region had a longer duration of growth and a later age of PHV compared with the boys in the southern region. The cluster that included the southern states of the country showed estimated lower adult height and earlier somatic maturation. A lower height was found in the low and low-middle socioeconomic levels compared with the medium-high and high socioeconomic levels. Future research in Mexico should focus on longitudinal studies to analyse the timing and tempo of growth and maturation, considering the impacts of environmental and genetic factors. Public health strategies should account for geographic variations.

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human growth curvepeak height velocityMexican children
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Journal of Biosocial Science , First View , pp. 1 - 16
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press

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