Secular Trends in Physical Growth Among Peruvian Children and Adolescents Living at High Altitudes
Both boys' and girls' height, weight, and WC showed positive secular trends between 2009 and 2019, with statistically significant differences varying across age groups. Peruvian youth of both sexes were shorter and lighter than their North American peers.
Authors
- Carla Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4607-7292)
- José Maia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3273-0046)
- Duarte Freitas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6642-3370)
- Peter T. Katzmarzyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9280-6022)
- Sara Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4661-3879)
- Rui Garganta
- Alcibíades Bustamante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2737-4286)
Institutions
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center (US)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle (PE)
- Universidade da Madeira (PT)
- Universidade Lusófona (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Published
- 2024-10-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24169
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09