Reference percentiles for mid-upper arm circumference, upper arm muscle and fat areas in the Argentine child and adolescent population (4-14 years old)
; Torres, María Fernanda
; Garraza, Mariela
; Cesani Rossi, María Florencia
; Navazo, Bárbara
; Castro, Luis Eduardo ; Alfaro, Emma ; Bejarano, Ignacio Felipe ; Carrillo, Rafael Angel ; Dahinten, Silvia Lucrecia V.
; Lomaglio, Delia Beatriz ; Luis, María Antonia ; Menecier, Natalia
; Quintero, Fabian Anibal ; Román, Estela María
; Zonta, Maria Lorena
; Marrodán Serrano, María D. ; Dipierri, Jose Edgardo Otros responsables
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04/2019
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Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría
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Archivos Argentinos de Pediatría
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0325-0075
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1668-3501
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Introducción: La circunferencia del brazo (CB) se reconoce como buen indicador del estado nutricional.Objetivo: Estimar los percentilos de referencia para CB y las áreas muscular (AM) y grasa (AG) del brazo en la población infanto-juvenil argentina mediante el empleo del método LMS.Materiales y métodos: La muestra incluyó 22.736 escolares (11.397 varones y 11.339 mujeres) de 4,0 a 13,9 años residentes en Jujuy, Catamarca, Misiones, Buenos Aires, Mendoza y Chubut. Las mediciones antropométricas de CB y pliegue tricipital se realizaron entre 2003 y 2008 siguiendo protocolos estandarizados. Se estimaron las AM, AG, se calcularon los percentilos por edad y sexo y se compararon mediante ANOVA. Resultados: Los valores correspondientes al percentilo 50 fueron superiores en mujeres para CB y AG y en varones para AM. Las curvas de CB presentaron incrementos más marcados a partir de los 7 años en todos los percentilos, para ambos sexos. Un patrón similar se observó para AM, con valores superiores en varones. Por último, el AG mostró, aumento constante en mujeres y estabilización en varones a partir de los 11 años. Se observaron diferencias para la edad. Conclusiones: Los valores de percentilos, tabulados y graficados, de la circunferencia y de las áreas muscular y grasa del brazo pueden constituir una referencia local para estudios epidemiológicos y antropológicos.
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 arm muscle area (UAMA), and upper arm fat area (UAFA) in the Argentine child and adolescent population using the LMS method (lambda, mu, sigma) Materials and methods: The sample was made up of schoolchildren aged 4.0-13.9 years living in Jujuy, Catamarca, Misiones, Buenos Aires, Mendoza, and Chubut. MUAC and tricipital skinfold anthropometric measurements were obtained between 2003 and 2008 as per standardized protocols. UAMA and UAFA were calculated, and percentiles by age and sex were estimated and compared using an analysis of variance. Results: A total of 22 736 schoolchildren (11 397 boys and 11 339 girls) were included. The 50th percentile was higher for the MUAC and UAFA among girls and for the UAMA among boys. The MUAC curves showed sharper increases as of 7 years old in all percentiles among both boys and girls. A similar pattern was observed for the UAMA, with higher values among boys. Lastly, the UAFA showed a constant increase among girls and a stabilization among boys as of 11 years old. Differences for age were observed. Conclusions: The tabulated and plotted percentiles and the MUAC, UAMA, and UAFA may be used as local references for epidemiological and anthropological studies.
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 arm muscle area (UAMA), and upper arm fat area (UAFA) in the Argentine child and adolescent population using the LMS method (lambda, mu, sigma) Materials and methods: The sample was made up of schoolchildren aged 4.0-13.9 years living in Jujuy, Catamarca, Misiones, Buenos Aires, Mendoza, and Chubut. MUAC and tricipital skinfold anthropometric measurements were obtained between 2003 and 2008 as per standardized protocols. UAMA and UAFA were calculated, and percentiles by age and sex were estimated and compared using an analysis of variance. Results: A total of 22 736 schoolchildren (11 397 boys and 11 339 girls) were included. The 50th percentile was higher for the MUAC and UAFA among girls and for the UAMA among boys. The MUAC curves showed sharper increases as of 7 years old in all percentiles among both boys and girls. A similar pattern was observed for the UAMA, with higher values among boys. Lastly, the UAFA showed a constant increase among girls and a stabilization among boys as of 11 years old. Differences for age were observed. Conclusions: The tabulated and plotted percentiles and the MUAC, UAMA, and UAFA may be used as local references for epidemiological and anthropological studies.
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