dc.creatorRomán, Estela María
dc.creatorBejarano, Ignacio Felipe
dc.creatorAlfaro Gómez, Emma Laura
dc.creatorAbdo, Guadalupe
dc.creatorDipierri, Jose Edgardo
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-26T18:09:59Z
dc.date.available2018-02-26T18:09:59Z
dc.date.created2018-02-26T18:09:59Z
dc.date.issued2015-09
dc.identifierRomán, Estela María; Bejarano, Ignacio Felipe; Alfaro Gómez, Emma Laura; Abdo, Guadalupe; Dipierri, Jose Edgardo; Geographical altitude, size, mass and body surface area in children (1-4 years) in the Province of Jujuy (Argentina); Taylor & Francis Ltd; Annals of Human Biology; 42; 5; 9-2015; 425-432
dc.identifier0301-4460
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/37111
dc.identifierCONICET Digital
dc.identifierCONICET
dc.description.abstractBackground: Highland child populations show low growth rates.Aim: To evaluate the variation of size, mass and body surface area of Jujenean infants (1-4 years) as a function of geographic altitude.Subjects and methods: Nutritional status of 8059 healthy infants was determined based on weight and height data; body mass index, ponderal index, body surface area, body surface area/mass and ectomorphy were calculated. Variables were standardized with a provincial mean and WHO references. Data were grouped by age, sex and geographic altitude: Highlands (≥2500 masl) and Lowlands (<2500 masl). Chi-square, correlation and t-tests were applied.Results: Highlands infants had higher prevalence of stunting, reduced height, weight, body surface area and ectomorphy; also higher body mass index, ponderal index and body surface area/mass. The population average z-score for height, weight and body surface area was positive in Lowlands and negative in Highlands. The opposite happened with body mass index, ponderal index and body surface area/mass. In Highlands and Lowlands the average z-score reference was negative for weight and height and positive for body mass index. Correlations between indices were high and significant, higher in Highlands.Conclusion: Jujenean children differ in size, mass and body surface area based on the geographical altitude and adverse nutritional and socioeconomic factors.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/03014460.2014.959998
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/03014460.2014.959998
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subjectBody Mass
dc.subjectBody Size
dc.subjectBody Surface Area
dc.subjectGeographical Altitude
dc.subjectInfants
dc.subjectJujuy
dc.titleGeographical altitude, size, mass and body surface area in children (1-4 years) in the Province of Jujuy (Argentina)
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion


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