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Applicability of BMI in adolescent students living at moderate altitude of Peru [Aplicabilidad del IMC en adolescentes escolares que viven a moderada altitud del Perú]

dc.contributor.authorCossio Bolaños M.A.
dc.contributor.authorFlores A.V.
dc.contributor.authorHespanhol J.E.
dc.contributor.authorCamargo C.
dc.contributor.authorCampos R.G.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-02T22:15:31Z
dc.date.available2020-09-02T22:15:31Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier10.3305/nh.2015.31.2.7733
dc.identifier.citation31, 2, 922-927
dc.identifier.issn02121611
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12728/4089
dc.descriptionIntroduction 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 <0.05). Conclusion: The mean values of BMI in adolescents of both sexes are increased due to the observed low stature. These results suggest that BMI would not apply to school adolescents living in a region of moderate altitude of Peru. © 2015, Grupo Aula Medica S.A. All rights reserved.
dc.language.isoes
dc.publisherGrupo Aula Medica S.A.
dc.subjectAltitude
dc.subjectBody mass index
dc.subjectSchool
dc.subjectTeenagers
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectaltitude
dc.subjectanthropometry
dc.subjectbody mass
dc.subjectbody weight
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectcross-sectional study
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectPeru
dc.subjectreproducibility
dc.subjectsex difference
dc.subjectstudent
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAltitude
dc.subjectAnthropometry
dc.subjectBody Mass Index
dc.subjectBody Weight
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectPeru
dc.subjectReproducibility of Results
dc.subjectSex Factors
dc.subjectStudents
dc.titleApplicability of BMI in adolescent students living at moderate altitude of Peru [Aplicabilidad del IMC en adolescentes escolares que viven a moderada altitud del Perú]
dc.typeArticle


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