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Waist circumference distribution in Colombian schoolchildren and adolescents: The FUPRECOL Study

dc.creatorCaicedo-Álvarez, Juan Carlosspa
dc.creatorCorrea Bautista, Jorge Enrique
dc.creatorGonzález-Jiménez, Emiliospa
dc.creatorSchmidt-RioValle, Jacquelinespa
dc.creatorRamírez-Vélez, Robinson
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-26T00:06:46Z
dc.date.available2020-05-26T00:06:46Z
dc.date.created2016spa
dc.description.abstractObjective This study was intended to establish the percentile distribution of waist circumference in schoolchildren from Bogota, Colombia, participating in the FUPRECOL Study. Methods A cross-sectional study conducted in 3,005 children and 2,916 adolescents aged 9 to 17.9 years. Height, weight, waist circumference, hip circumference, and self-assessed sexual maturity status were recorded. Percentiles (3rd, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, and 97th) and smoothed sex- and age-specific curves were calculated, and the waist circumference values found were compared to international references from other ethnic populations. Results Fifty-seven percent of the overall population (n = 5,921) were females (mean age, 12.7 ± 2.3 years). In most age groups, waist circumference was greater in boys as compared to girls. The increase between the 50th and 97th percentiles by age was 15.7 cm in boys aged 9 to 9.9 years and 16.0 cm in girls aged 11-11.9 years. Comparison of our study results, by age group and sex, to international references showed that our 50th percentile was lower than reported in Peru and the UK except for studies in India, Venezuela (Merida), US, and Spain was higher. Conclusions Age- and sex-specific percentiles of waist circumference obtained from children and adolescents from Bogota, Colombia, are reported. They may be used as a reference both for nutritional assessment and for predicting cardiovascular risks at early ages. © 2016 SEENeng
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.endonu.2016.01.008
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/23927
dc.language.isoengspa
dc.publisherElsevier Doymaspa
dc.relation.citationEndPage273
dc.relation.citationIssueNo. 6
dc.relation.citationStartPage265
dc.relation.citationTitleEndocrinologia y Nutricion
dc.relation.citationVolumeVol. 63
dc.relation.ispartofEndocrinologia y Nutricion, Vol.63, No.6 (2016); pp. 265-273spa
dc.relation.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84979462723&doi=10.1016%2fj.endonu.2016.01.008&partnerID=40&md5=6a9901cd99adfd3f9580888fa3ff7a84spa
dc.rights.accesRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.accesoAbierto (Texto Completo)spa
dc.source.instnameinstname:Universidad del Rosariospa
dc.source.reponamereponame:Repositorio Institucional EdocURspa
dc.subject.keywordAdolescentspa
dc.subject.keywordCardiovascular riskspa
dc.subject.keywordChildspa
dc.subject.keywordColombiaspa
dc.subject.keywordCross-sectional studyspa
dc.subject.keywordEthnic groupspa
dc.subject.keywordFemalespa
dc.subject.keywordGirlspa
dc.subject.keywordHeightspa
dc.subject.keywordHip circumferencespa
dc.subject.keywordHumanspa
dc.subject.keywordIndiaspa
dc.subject.keywordMajor clinical studyspa
dc.subject.keywordMalespa
dc.subject.keywordNutritional assessmentspa
dc.subject.keywordPeruspa
dc.subject.keywordSexual maturityspa
dc.subject.keywordSpainspa
dc.subject.keywordVenezuelaspa
dc.subject.keywordWaist circumferencespa
dc.subject.keywordAbdominal obesityspa
dc.subject.keywordAgespa
dc.subject.keywordChildhood obesityspa
dc.subject.keywordHealth surveyspa
dc.subject.keywordRisk factorspa
dc.subject.keywordSex differencespa
dc.subject.keywordStandardspa
dc.subject.keywordWaist circumferencespa
dc.subject.keywordAdolescentspa
dc.subject.keywordAge factorsspa
dc.subject.keywordChildspa
dc.subject.keywordColombiaspa
dc.subject.keywordCross-sectional studiesspa
dc.subject.keywordFemalespa
dc.subject.keywordHealth surveysspa
dc.subject.keywordHumansspa
dc.subject.keywordMalespa
dc.subject.keywordObesity, abdominalspa
dc.subject.keywordPediatric obesityspa
dc.subject.keywordReference standardsspa
dc.subject.keywordRisk factorsspa
dc.subject.keywordSampling studiesspa
dc.subject.keywordSex factorsspa
dc.subject.keywordWaist circumferencespa
dc.subject.keywordObesityspa
dc.subject.keywordPediatricsspa
dc.subject.keywordRisk factorspa
dc.titleWaist circumference distribution in Colombian schoolchildren and adolescents: The FUPRECOL Studyspa
dc.title.TranslatedTitlePercentiles de circunferencia de cintura en escolares de Bogotá (Colombia): Estudio FUPRECOLspa
dc.typearticleeng
dc.type.hasVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.type.spaArtículospa
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