Edilberto Díaz Bonilla1, Claudia L Torres Galvis1, Rossana Gómez Campos2,3, Miguel de Arruda3, Jaime Pacheco Carrillo4, Marco Cossio Bolaños5,6,7. 1. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Tunja (Boyacá), Colombia. 2. Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, Chile. 3. Facultad de Educación Física, Universidad Estadual de Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brasil. 4. Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chillán, Chile. 5. Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, Chile. mcossio1972@hotmail.com. 6. Departamento de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile. 7. Universidad Nacional de San Agustín, Arequipa, Perú.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: There is increasing concern over the study of physical growth in different regions of the world, although altitude is not considered an adjustment factor. OBJECTIVES: Compare physical growth variables and body mass index (BMI) patterns with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2012 reference data and develop percentiles for children and adolescents. METHODOLOGY: School children living at moderate altitude in Bogotá (Colombia) were studied. Their weight and height were evaluated and their BMI was calculated. Anthropometric variables were compared against reference data of the CDC-2012, Brazil, Peru and Argentina. Curves were constructed using the least mean square (LMS) method. RESULTS: A total of 2241 school children (1159 girls) aged 6.0 to 17.9 years were included. There were no significant differences in weight and BMI in 6 to 8 year-olds relative to CDC-2012 reference data; in 9 to 17 year-old children, however, this sample evidenced lower values in terms of weight and BMI as compared to those of the CDC-2012. As far as height is concerned, in both sexes, values were lower than those of the CDC-2012. Comparisons against the regional curves of Argentina, Peru and Brazil yielded relatively similar results, with the exception of girls' BMI, as 13 to 17 year-old girls exhibited lower values. CONCLUSION: Growth variables of school children were lower relative to the CDC-2012 reference data. There were slight discrepancies in physical growth and BMI in relation to the curves of Argentina, Peru and Brazil. Curves were constructed to evaluate growth in school children living at moderate altitude in Colombia. Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría.
INTRODUCTION: There is increasing concern over the study of physical growth in different regions of the world, although altitude is not considered an adjustment factor. OBJECTIVES: Compare physical growth variables and body mass index (BMI) patterns with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2012 reference data and develop percentiles for children and adolescents. METHODOLOGY: School children living at moderate altitude in Bogotá (Colombia) were studied. Their weight and height were evaluated and their BMI was calculated. Anthropometric variables were compared against reference data of the CDC-2012, Brazil, Peru and Argentina. Curves were constructed using the least mean square (LMS) method. RESULTS: A total of 2241 school children (1159 girls) aged 6.0 to 17.9 years were included. There were no significant differences in weight and BMI in 6 to 8 year-olds relative to CDC-2012 reference data; in 9 to 17 year-old children, however, this sample evidenced lower values in terms of weight and BMI as compared to those of the CDC-2012. As far as height is concerned, in both sexes, values were lower than those of the CDC-2012. Comparisons against the regional curves of Argentina, Peru and Brazil yielded relatively similar results, with the exception of girls' BMI, as 13 to 17 year-old girls exhibited lower values. CONCLUSION: Growth variables of school children were lower relative to the CDC-2012 reference data. There were slight discrepancies in physical growth and BMI in relation to the curves of Argentina, Peru and Brazil. Curves were constructed to evaluate growth in school children living at moderate altitude in Colombia. Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría.
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Adolescent; Altitude; Child; Growth and development
Authors: Marco Cossio-Bolaños; Rubén Vidal-Espinoza; Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos; Luis Urzua-Alul; José Damián Fuentes-López; Jose Sulla-Torres; Cynthia Lee Andruske; Rossana Gomez-Campos Journal: Healthcare (Basel) Date: 2021-03-02
Authors: Rossana Gómez-Campos; Jose Sulla-Torres; Cynthia Lee Andruske; Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos; Cristian Luarte-Rocha; Wilbert Cossio-Bolaños; Marco Antonio Cossio-Bolaños Journal: J Pediatr (Rio J) Date: 2020-02-19 Impact factor: 2.990