Marco Antonio Cossio Bolaños1, Antonio Viveros Flores2, Jefferson Eduardo Hespanhol3, Cristiane Camargo4, Rossana Gomez Campos5. 1. Departamento de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile. Red Iberoamericana de Investigación en Desarrollo Biológico Humano REIIDEBIHU.. mcossio1972@hotmail.com. 2. Institución Educativa Antonio José de Sucre 40048, Arequipa, Perú. Red Iberoamericana de Investigación en Desarrollo Biológico Humano REIIDEBIHU.. pesquisadore2010@gmail.com. 3. Departamento de Educación Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil.. pesquisadores2010@gmail.com. 4. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad Estadual de Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil.. pesquisadores2010@gmail.com. 5. Facultad de Educación Física de la Universidad Estadual de Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil.. rossanagomez_c@hotmail.com.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: The use of BMI is highly contested, especially in populations in which growth phase is characterized by short stature for his age. The aim is to verify if the BMI is applicable to a school sample of adolescents living in a region of moderate altitude of Peru. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study in 319 adolescent students (181 men and 138 women) from 12.0 to 17.9 years of age. Anthropometric variables of height and weight were evaluated. Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated. The CDC -2000 reference was used to compare weight and height from Z- score and BMI by mean difference. RESULTS: The Z - score showed body weight to small variations (from -0.3 to 0.3 kg). In stature negative values for both sexes (men between -0.3 to -1.3 cm and women between -0.5 to 1.3 cm) is observed. For BMI, there were significant differences in all ages and in both sexes (p. Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: The use of BMI is highly contested, especially in populations in which growth phase is characterized by short stature for his age. The aim is to verify if the BMI is applicable to a school sample of adolescents living in a region of moderate altitude of Peru. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study in 319 adolescent students (181 men and 138 women) from 12.0 to 17.9 years of age. Anthropometric variables of height and weight were evaluated. Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated. The CDC -2000 reference was used to compare weight and height from Z- score and BMI by mean difference. RESULTS: The Z - score showed body weight to small variations (from -0.3 to 0.3 kg). In stature negative values for both sexes (men between -0.3 to -1.3 cm and women between -0.5 to 1.3 cm) is observed. For BMI, there were significant differences in all ages and in both sexes (p. Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.