dc.creator | Román, Estela María | |
dc.creator | Bejarano, Ignacio Felipe | |
dc.creator | Alfaro Gómez, Emma Laura | |
dc.creator | Abdo, Guadalupe | |
dc.creator | Dipierri, Jose Edgardo | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-26T18:09:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-26T18:09:59Z | |
dc.date.created | 2018-02-26T18:09:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-09 | |
dc.identifier | Román, 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.identifier | 0301-4460 | |
dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/37111 | |
dc.identifier | CONICET Digital | |
dc.identifier | CONICET | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: 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.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd | |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/03014460.2014.959998 | |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/03014460.2014.959998 | |
dc.rights | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/ | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | |
dc.subject | Body Mass | |
dc.subject | Body Size | |
dc.subject | Body Surface Area | |
dc.subject | Geographical Altitude | |
dc.subject | Infants | |
dc.subject | Jujuy | |
dc.title | Geographical altitude, size, mass and body surface area in children (1-4 years) in the Province of Jujuy (Argentina) | |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
dc.type | info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo | |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | |