Short relative leg length is associated with overweight and obesity in Mexican immigrant women.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Prior research suggests that undernutrition and enteric infections predispose children to stunted growth. Undernutrition and infections have been associated with limited access to healthy diets, lack of sanitation, and access barriers to healthcare - all associated with human rights. Stunting has also been documented to be a major determinant of subsequent obesity and non-communicable diseases. Short leg length relative to stature during adulthood seems to be a good proxy indicator tracking such barriers, and has been reported to be associated with adverse health effects during adulthood. Our objective was to examine the association between relative leg length (as measured by the leg length index, LLI) and measures of adiposity - based on body mass index (BMI) and waist circumfe

SUBMITTER: Vilar-Compte M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6609393 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature