A5065139402- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Health, Education, and Physical Culture
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Indigenous Health and Education
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Sports and Physical Education Studies
- Educational methodologies and cognitive development
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Medical research and treatments
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Archaeological and Geological Studies
- Romani and Gypsy Studies
- Agricultural and Food Production Studies
- Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Global Health and Epidemiology
National University of Catamarca
2013-2025
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
2019-2025
The aim of this work was to analyze the trend overweight, obesity, and body fat distribution children adolescents in Catamarca, northwest Argentina, last four decades. A data series obtained between 1982 2019 province Catamarca analyzed. sample 5596 individuals (46.41% female), 5 14 years old, grouped into decades: 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010. categories overweight based on mass index (BMI), were defined from international reference IOTF. according subscapular tricipital (STI). Between 1980 2010,...
To analyze the somatotype and its relationship with nutritional status, determined by Body Mass Index (BMI), in populations from moderate altitude province of Catamarca, Argentina. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 139 schoolchildren aged 5-17 years (51.79% girls) rural localities Las Juntas Piedras Blancas (1609 m above sea level), Ambato Department, Catamarca province. Anthropometric measurements were taken to calculate BMI three components: endomorphy, mesomorphy,...
Abstract Objective: The Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) can only be applied to children under 5 years age and does not contemplate obesity. aim this study was propose an Extended CIAF (ECIAF) that combines the characterization malnutrition due undernutrition excess weight, apply it in six Argentine provinces. Design: ECIAF excludes anthropometric failure (group A) calculated from a percentage included categories B: wasting only; C: underweight; D: wasting, stunting E: F: Y:...
the assessment of skinfold thickness is an objective measure adiposity. Therefore, it a useful tool for nutritional diagnosis and prevention metabolic risk associated with excess fat in chilhood adolescence.to provide percentiles subscapular triceps skinfolds Hispanic American schoolchildren compare them those published by Centers Disease Control Prevention (CDC) from United States, that have been commonly used as reference most these countries.subscapular were measured 9.973 4-19 aged...
Objectives To analyze the effect of altitude on weight and prematurity at birth in Province Catamarca (Argentina), between years 1994 2003. Methods Records 22,628 newborns were collected from vital statistics census Catamarca. Weight was recategorized to include low (<2,500 g), gestational age divided into births that had occurred before or after 37 weeks (preterm term births). Altitude also (<1,500 m, 1,500–2,000 > 2,000 m). Nonparametric statistical tests performed. Results...
Background: The Argentinean population is characterized by ethnic, cultural and socio-economic diversity.Aim: To calculate the percentiles of weight-for-age (W/A) height-for-age (H/A) schoolchildren from Argentina employing LMS method; to compare obtained with those international national references.Subjects methods: Anthropometric data 18 698 students (8672 girls 10 026 boys) 3–13 years old were collected (2003–2008) Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chubut, Jujuy, La Pampa Mendoza. Percentiles W/A...
Introduction: Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) is widely recognized as an adequate indicator of nutritional status.Objective: To estimate the reference percentiles for MUAC, upper muscle area (UAMA), and fat (UAFA) in Argentine child adolescent population using LMS method (lambda, mu, sigma) Materials methods: The sample was made up schoolchildren aged 4.0-13.9years living Jujuy, Catamarca, Misiones, Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Chubut.MUAC tricipital skinfold anthropometric measurements were...
Abstract Introduction Waist circumference (WC) constitutes an indirect measurement of central obesity in children and adolescents. Objective To provide percentiles WC for Hispanic‐American adolescents, compare them with other international references. Materials methods The sample comprised 13 289 healthy between 6 18 years coming from public schools middle low socioeconomic levels different parts Argentina, Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Venezuela. LMS method to calculate was applied. Sex age...
La hipertensión arterial (HTA) y la obesidad son problemas crecientes de riesgo para el desarrollo enfermedades crónicas, por ejemplo, síndrome metabólico, entre otras. Son escasos los datos relativos a poblaciones altura América del Sur. El objetivo fue analizar las prevalencias exceso peso, abdominal e en mujeres adultas, residentes permanentes más 3000 msnm, dos localidades población concentrada Puna Catamarca, Argentina. Se analizaron 105 villa Antofagasta Sierra Peñón, Sierra,...
The purpose of the present study is to assess nutritional status two populations Argentinean Puna that hold different socioeconomic conditions: Susques (Jujuy province) and Antofagasta de la Sierra (Catamarca province). sample consisted 491 children aged 5 18 years old. It was measured weight, height body mass index (BMI). weight/age, height/age BMI/age indexes were estimated compared with Frisancho´s (1990) Cole´s et al. (2000) standard growth tables. Most subjects fell below 50th...
Background: mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), subcutaneous fat and muscle measurements are an alternative method to diagnose overweight evaluate growth as well protein energy reserves. Aim: compare MUAC, area (AMA) (AFA) of Argentinean boys girls (Sa) with reference curves for US (R). Subjects methods: data from 22,736 school-children aged 4-14 years six provinces were collected. MUAC triceps skinfold thickness measured the derived AMA AFA measures calculated. Analyses performed GAMLSS...
Background: Various anthropometric parameters have been proposed for defining overweight in adolescence, but few studies evaluated their diagnostic accuracy comparative terms, using samples from different regions.Aim: To compare the performance of determining excess adiposity Argentinian and Spanish adolescents.Subjects methods: The sample is composed 1781 1350 subjects, aged 12–17 years. Excess was defined as percentage BF 90th percentile or higher. ROC curves established validity to define...
The growth and development of children are profoundly influenced by dietary habits, lifestyles, environmental factors, which begin to shape early in ontogeny. In high-altitude populations, geographical stressors, such as permanent hypoxia, add further complexity cannot be modified human intervention. This study aimed describe the nutritional status preschoolers a area northwestern Argentina.
 A cross-sectional descriptive was carried out 59 aged 4 5 years from towns El Peñón Antofagasta...
RESUMEN Desde una perspectiva bioantropologica, las mediciones antropometricas en adultos son exhaustivamente utilizadas la evaluacion morfologica de poblaciones argentinas extintas. La mayoria los estudios antropometricos argentinos contemporaneos se limitan a talla, peso e IMC. El objetivo este trabajo fue describir otras variables del Noroeste argentino (NOA) y compararlas con referencia internacional. Los datos peso, perimetros (brazo, muslo, pierna, cintura) pliegues (triceps,...