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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Longitudinal analysis of adolescent growth in height, fatness, and fat patterning in rural South African black children
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Volume 93, No. 3, Year 1994
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Adolescent growth in height, fatness, and fat patterning was investigated in a sample of 79 rural South African black children studied longitudinally from 6–18 years. Data were analyzed relative to peak height velocity (PHV) to identify the phenomenon of “compensatory” growth in height during adolescence and to describe changes in fatness and fat patterning. Compensatory growth following PHV was clearly observed relative to NHANES data for African‐Americans in that Z‐scores for height at the start of the adolescent growth spurt were greater than those at the end of the spurt. Statistically significant differences in fatness and centralization between males and females did not occur until about 2 years after PHV was attained. Centralization of fat occurred in both sexes but moreso in males. The lack of centralization in females was due to relatively greater triceps skinfold velocities. The rapid gain in post‐PHV fatness in females may represent a physiological adaptation to an energetically sub‐optimal environment, buffering the energetic costs of reproduction. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. Copyright © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company
Authors & Co-Authors
Cameron, Noel
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Gordon-Larsen, Penny
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Wrchota, E. M.
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Statistics
Citations: 61
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/ajpa.1330930304
ISSN:
00029483
e-ISSN:
10968644
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Participants Gender
Female