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Peer reviewedGuinn, Bobby – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1988
Compares height, weight, and triceps skinfold of Mexican American (MA) children, ages 10-14, in Texas with reference data on American children. Heights were below reference means while weights about same. Boys' triceps skinfold measurements were significantly greater than means. Girls' were similar, indicating positive energy balance. (Author/TES)
Descriptors: Body Height, Body Weight, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Guinn, Bobby; Crofts, Alfred – 1986
Height, weight, and triceps skinfold were measured in 1,680 Mexican American children, 10 through 14 years of age, from the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) region of Texas. Study sample measurements were compared to those gathered in 1972 involving LRGV Mexican American children as well as National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reference data…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Height, Body Weight, Change Agents
