Centile values for anthropometric variables in colombian adolescents | Endocrinología y Nutrición (English Edition)

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Abstract

Background and objective

Reference data for anthropometric parameters are not available for adolescents in Cali (Colombia). This study aimed to develop representative age- and sexspecific percentiles for anthropometric indicators [fat percentage, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference] in urban adolescents aged 10–16 years in Cali.

Methods

The sample (n=1,773) consisted of 865 boys and 908 girls from the descriptive, cross-sectional population-based IFRECNTEC study (Identification of Risk Factors for Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases in Adulthood in a Population aged 6 to 18 years old attending School in the Municipality of Cali, Colombia). Data on anthropometric variables were recorded. Smoothed age- and sex- specific 5th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th and 95th centiles were derived using the least mean squares (LMS) regression method.

Results

In most ages, anthropometric indicators were higher for girls than for boys. The BMI p50 ranged from 16.8 to 19.9kg/m2 in boys and from 16.7 to 21.1kg/m2 in girls. Fat percentage in boys in the p50 varied from ≈12% at the ages of 10 and 11 years to ≈13% at the age of 16 years; for girls, these percentages varied from ≈13% in the earliest ages to ≈16% in older ages. Waist circumference was lower in girls than in boys in most ages.

Conclusion

The results of this study could be used to identify adolescents with an elevated risk of developing obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension and cardiovascular disorders in adulthood, to plan and implement preventive policies, and to study temporal trends. The introduction of centile values will help to classify adolescents from Cali and compare their anthropometric indicators with those of a reference population.

keywords:

Centile

Anthropometric

Adolescents

Colombia

Resumen

Antecedentes y objetivos

No existen indicadores antropométricos para los adolescentes de Cali, en Colombia. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo establecer percentiles antropométricos según edad y sexo para los indicadores: porcentaje de grasa, índice de masa corporal (IMC), y perímetro de la cintura en adolescentes escolarizados y con edades comprendidas entre los 10 y los 16 años.

Métodos

Estudio descriptivo de corte transversal con 1.773 niños y adolescentes de ambos géneros (n=865 chicos y n=908 chicas) pertenecientes al estudio IFRECNTEC (Identificación de Factores de Riesgo de Enfermedades Crónicas No Transmisibles del Adulto en la Población Escolarizada de 6 a 18 años en el Municipio de Cali, Colombia). Se calcularon los valores percentiles p5, p25, p50, p75, p90 y p95 de los indicadores antropométricos a partir de la regresión de los mínimos cuadrados promedio (LMS) según edad y sexo.

Resultados

En la mayoría de las edades, los indicadores antropométricos de las chicas fueron más elevados que para los chicos. En estos últimos, el IMC p50 osciló entre 16,8 y 19,9kg/m2, mientras que en las chicas osciló entre 16,8 y 21,1kg/m2. El porcentaje de grasa en los chicos para p50 osciló entre ≈ 12% para edades comprendidas entre los 10 y los 11 años, y ≈ 13% para el grupo de 16 años de edad; en las adolescentes, osciló entre el 13%, en las más jóvenes, y el 16% las de mayor edad. El perímetro de cintura de las chicas fue inferior al de los hombres en la mayoría de las edades.

Conclusión

Los resultados de este estudio podrían ser utilizados para identificar ninos y adolescentes con riesgo elevado de desarrollar obesidad, dislipidemia, hipertensión y trastornos cardiovasculares en la edad adulta, y apoyaría la planificación y ejecución de políticas de prevención. La introducción de valores percentiles ayudará a clasificar a ninos y adolescentes de Cali, Colombia respecto a una población de referencia y a estimar la proporción de niños o adolescentes que sufren cambios respecto a los indicadores antropométricos.

Palabras clave:

Percentiles

Antropometría

Adolescentes

Colombia

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