ArticleSocial science & medicine (1982)2020
A longitudinal study of height gaps among Mexican children: Disparities and social inequity.
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- Use of WHO Growth Standards Rather Than Locally Specific Linear Growth Curves Promotes Equity in Pediatric Growth Research for Children Younger Than 5 Years.Nutrition reviews · 2026Review
- Growth in height and its association with overweight and obesity in Mexican children: an evaluation based on a nationally representative sample (ENSANUT 2018).Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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rationaleHealth outcomes such as height are important determinants of social inequities.
objectiveWe assess height gaps in Mexico among boys and girls from distinct subpopulation groups over time.
methodWe use longitudinal data from the first three waves of the Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS) to analyze children's height differentials by gender and by indigenous and poverty status over 7-10 years. We control for children's characteristics, household factors, and mother's height and use the Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition method to explain disparities in children's height across the three waves of the MxFLS.
resultsThe main findings suggest that height inequalities among indigenous and extremely poor boys and girls, compared with their non-indigenous and less socioeconomically disadvantaged counterparts, are persistent. The results also reveal that height disparities among girls are consistently greater than those among boys in similar population groups and that height gaps increase over time for girls.
conclusionsThese findings indicate the relevance of social and economic determinants on children's growth potential and the need to examine the association of social determinants on health outcomes. They also underscore the necessity to design and implement public policies that consider a gender perspective.
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