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Height, Weight and Body Mass Index by Age and Sex in Children Aged 4 to 6 Years in Merida, Mexico, as Compared to International References After Normalization with LMS
Sudip Datta Banik
; Department of Human Ecology. Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Cinvestav), Unidad Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico
Hugo Azcorra
; Department of Human Ecology. Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Cinvestav), Unidad Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico
Graciela Valentin
; Department of Human Ecology. Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Cinvestav), Unidad Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico
Ina Falfán
; Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Red de Ambiente y Sustentabilidad, Veracruz, México
Federico Dickinson
; Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Red de Ambiente y Sustentabilidad, Veracruz, México
Sažetak
A cross-sectional study was done in 2006–2007 of 458 children (218 boys and 240 girls) aged 4 to 6 years (range 4.00
to 6.99 years) in Merida, Mexico. Height (cm) and body weight (kg) were measured to estimate growth; body mass index
(BMI, kg/m2) was calculated to evaluate nutritional status. Results showed signifi cant sex difference with respect to height,
weight, and BMI. Increment of height and weight with age was observed. However, age difference in BMI was not consistent.
Nutritional status was evaluated using International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) classifi cation and BMI cut-off
values showed notable rates of overweight (boys 14.41% and girls 17.75%) and obesity (boys 12.43% and girls 7.21%). Anthropometric
data of height, weight, and BMI were normalized using LMS methodology and were compared with World
Health Organization (WHO) growth reference data. Again, increment of height and weight with age was observed although
those were lower in the present study for boys and girls than the corresponding WHO growth reference data. In contrast,
mean BMI by age in the present results exceeded WHO reference data, especially above the 85th percentile. Assessment of
nutritional status with reference to IOTF and WHO revealed similar trends.
Ključne riječi
children; growth; nutrition; height; weight; body mass index
Hrčak ID:
147409
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Datum izdavanja:
26.12.2014.
Posjeta: 793 *