Nutritional Status and Somatotype of School‐Aged Youth (5–17 Years) Residing at Moderate Altitude in the Ambato Department of Catamarca Province, Argentina
The analyzed population of children and adolescents showed a predominantly endomorphic somatotype with a low prevalence of obesity. The low concordance between nutritional status (BMI) and somatotype highlights the need for complementary criteria to evaluate body composition.
Authors
- Norma Dip
- Delia Beatriz Lomaglio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0497-4115)
- Lautaro D. Andrade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6033-9466)
- Rosario Elizabeth Pacheco Agüero
Institutions
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
- National University of Jujuy (AR)
- National University of Catamarca (AR)
- Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva (AR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70035
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica