El uso del IMC es muy cuestionado, sobretodo, en poblaciones en fase de crecimiento que se caracterizan por presentar baja estatura para su edad. El objetivo es verificar si el IMC es aplicable a una muestra de escolares adolescentes que viven en una región de moderada altitud del Perú. Estudio descriptivo transversal realizado en 319 adolescentes escolares (181 hombres y 138 mujeres) de 12,0 a 17,9 años de edad. Se evaluó las variables antropométricas del peso y la estatura. Se calculó el Índice de Masa Corporal (IMC). Se utilizó la referencia del CDC-2000 para comparar el peso y estatura a partir del Z-score y el IMC por medio de diferencia de medias. El Z-score para el peso corporal mostró pequeñas variaciones (entre -0,3 a 0,3 kg). En l...
This study aimed to provide height, body mass, BMI and waist circumference (WC) growth centile chart...
Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that pose a health risk...
Se trata del primer estudio nacional para establecer la prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en estud...
Introduction and Objectives: The use of BMI is highly contested, especially in populations in which ...
Resumo: O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar o crescimento físico de crianças e adolescentes d...
O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar o crescimento físico de crianças e adolescentes de modera...
Introduction: Teenagers represent somehow a fifth of the population and are not away from nutritiona...
The objectives of the study were to compare body adiposity levels expressed by means of Body Mass In...
Background: Peru is experiencing a stage of nutritional transition where the principal characteristi...
Peru is experiencing a stage of nutritional transition where the principal characteristics are typic...
Background: Since no growth standards for adolescents exist and a single reference applicable everyw...
Background: Growth charts constitute an essential tool for monitoring adolescents’ development. In E...
Artículo científico -- Universidad de Costa Rica, Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud. 1994Title: ...
Identify changes in physical growth and abdominal adiposity at an interval of 14 years in children a...
OBJECTIVE: To compare self-perceived body size, desired body size, and actual body mass index (BMI) ...
This study aimed to provide height, body mass, BMI and waist circumference (WC) growth centile chart...
Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that pose a health risk...
Se trata del primer estudio nacional para establecer la prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en estud...
Introduction and Objectives: The use of BMI is highly contested, especially in populations in which ...
Resumo: O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar o crescimento físico de crianças e adolescentes d...
O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar o crescimento físico de crianças e adolescentes de modera...
Introduction: Teenagers represent somehow a fifth of the population and are not away from nutritiona...
The objectives of the study were to compare body adiposity levels expressed by means of Body Mass In...
Background: Peru is experiencing a stage of nutritional transition where the principal characteristi...
Peru is experiencing a stage of nutritional transition where the principal characteristics are typic...
Background: Since no growth standards for adolescents exist and a single reference applicable everyw...
Background: Growth charts constitute an essential tool for monitoring adolescents’ development. In E...
Artículo científico -- Universidad de Costa Rica, Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud. 1994Title: ...
Identify changes in physical growth and abdominal adiposity at an interval of 14 years in children a...
OBJECTIVE: To compare self-perceived body size, desired body size, and actual body mass index (BMI) ...
This study aimed to provide height, body mass, BMI and waist circumference (WC) growth centile chart...
Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that pose a health risk...
Se trata del primer estudio nacional para establecer la prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en estud...