Weight, height and body mass index of children and adolescents living at moderate altitude in Colombia

Díaz Bonilla, Edilberto; Torres Galvis, Claudia L.; Gómez-Campos, Rossana; De Arruda, Miguel; Pacheco-Carrillo, Jaime; Cossio-Bolaños, Marco Antonio

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dc.contributor.author	Díaz Bonilla, Edilberto
dc.contributor.author	Torres Galvis, Claudia L.
dc.contributor.author	Gómez-Campos, Rossana
dc.contributor.author	De Arruda, Miguel
dc.contributor.author	Pacheco-Carrillo, Jaime
dc.contributor.author	Cossio-Bolaños, Marco Antonio
dc.date.accessioned	2018-03-29T13:50:36Z
dc.date.available	2018-03-29T13:50:36Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.identifier.uri	http://repositorio.ucm.cl/handle/ucm/1710
dc.description.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 CDC2012. 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.	es_CL
dc.language.iso	en	es_CL
dc.rights	Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Chile	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/	*
dc.source	Archivos Argentinos de Pediatría, 116(2), e241-e250	es_CL
dc.subject	Growth and development	es_CL
dc.subject	Children	es_CL
dc.subject	Adolescents	es_CL
dc.title	Weight, height and body mass index of children and adolescents living at moderate altitude in Colombia	es_CL
dc.type	Article	es_CL
dc.ucm.facultad	Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Scopus	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Isi	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Scielo	es_CL