Comparison of body proportions of one-year-old Mexican-American and Anglo children.
The body proportions of 95 Anglo and Mexican-American children aged 48-56 weeks in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Special Supplemental Food Program were determined by use of multiple anthropometric measurements. Ethnic differences were several and collectively define the Mexican-American child as being greater in weight-for-length than the Anglo child with greater chest and thigh circumferences, subscapular skinfolds, and estimated body fat.
D000886:Anthropometry; D001823:Body Composition; D001824:Body Constitution; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D044465:White People