Nutricion Hospitalaria
Volume 34, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 330-337

Infant growth and early adiposity depending on immigrant background and anthropometric standards; the CALINA study [Crecimiento y adiposidad durante la primera infancia dependiendo del origen de la familia y de los estándares antropométricos; Estudio CALINA] (Article) (Open Access)

Escartin L. , Samper M.P. , Labayen I. , Alvarez M.L. , Moreno L.A. , Martinez G.R.* , Calina Collaborative Group
  • a IIS Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, Retic SAMID (CISCIII), Zaragoza, Spain
  • b IIS Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, Retic SAMID (CISCIII), Zaragoza, Spain
  • c Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Universidad del País Vasco - UPV/EHU, Vitoria, Álava, Spain
  • d GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
  • e IIS Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, Retic SAMID (CISCIII), Zaragoza, Spain, GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
  • f IIS Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, Retic SAMID (CISCIII), Zaragoza, Spain, GENUD (Growth, Exercise, Nutrition and Development) Research Group, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
  • g [Affiliation not available]

Abstract

Objective: To compare infant growth and adiposity pattern up to 2 years of age in Spanish infants, depending on maternal origin and anthropometric standards. Methods: Longitudinal study of a representative cohort of infants born at term in Aragon (Spain) (n = 1.430). Mean z-scores of weight, length, body mass index, triceps and subscapular skinfolds were calculated until 24 months of age using World Health Organization (WHO), Euro-Growth and Spanish growth standards and categorized by maternal origin (Spanish vs. immigrant). Results: Infants of immigrant mothers had higher weight, length, body mass index, triceps and subscapular skinfolds than Spanish maternal origin infants during the fi rst months of life. Mean z-scores signifi cantly varied depending on growth standards used. At 18 months of age, all anthropometric differences between both groups disappeared, but only when using WHO growth standards. Mean triceps and subscapular skinfold z-scores substantially and progressively increased from 3 months to 24 months of age in both groups compared to WHO standards. At 24 months, the prevalence of infants at risk of overweight and overweight were similar in both groups (Spanish: 15.1% and 3.8%; immigrant: 14.7% and 4.9%, respectively). Conclusions: Infant growth, adiposity patterns and prevalence of overweight depend on maternal origin, showing initial differences which progressively disappeared at 24 months of life when WHO growth standards were used. Differences in infant mean anthropometric measurements depend on anthropometric standard used. © 2017, Grupo Aula Medica S.A. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Infant. Growth Immigration Adiposity

Index Keywords

longitudinal study physiology human epidemiology Longitudinal Studies Overweight obesity Humans migrant Infant, Newborn male Emigrants and Immigrants Spain female Adiposity Infant newborn prevalence migration Emigration and Immigration anthropometry body mass Child Development Body Mass Index
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85018843143&doi=10.20960%2fnh.424&partnerID=40&md5=0477425d8935014b8ccd45b2dc16d314
DOI: 10.20960/nh.424
ISSN: 02121611
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English