This study investigates the associations between body mass index (BMI), socio-economic
status (SES) and related socio-behavioral practices including marriage and market visits in a
population of adult Tz'utujil Maya women in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, aged 18–82. Mixed
qualitative and quantitative methods include cross-sectional anthropometric measurements
and semi-structured interviews gathered in 2007, as well as participant observation and
purposive interviews conducted in 2007–2008. The regional quota sample of 53 semi …