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

ANDRADE, LD; VILCA, NG; FIGUEROA, MI; MARTINEZ, JI; ALFARO, E; DIPIERRI, JE

American Journal of Human Biology

John Wiley and Sons Inc

Año: 2023 vol. 35

Objectives: To study the somatotype variations adjusted by altitude, age, sex, and BMI categories, and to assess the health status of the children population.Methods: A sample of 460 children aged 8–13 years was assessed in a crosssectional 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 (