Somatotype altitudinal variation and its relationship with the nutritional status of children in the Jujuy province, Argentina

ANDRADE, LAUTARO D.; VILCA, NOELIA G.; FIGUEROA, MARCELO I.; MARTÍNEZ, JORGE I.; ALFARO GÓMEZ, EMMA L.; DIPIERRI, JOSÉ E.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY

WILEY-LISS, DIV JOHN WILEY & SONS INC

Año: 2023

1042-0533

ObjectivesTo study the somatotype variations adjusted by altitude, age, sex, and BMI categories, and to assess the health status of the children population.MethodsA sample of 460 children aged 8–13 years was assessed in a cross-sectional study conducted on anthropometric measurements between 2011 and 2015. Data were categorized into two age groups: Group 8–10, Group 11–13 and two altitudes: Highland (>2000 masl), lowland (