Body Composition in Infants of Different Ethnicities Living at High Altitudes: A Systematic Review

Dayneri León Valladares; Luis Antonio Barrio Mateu; Roberto Carlos Churqui Yáñez; Tomas Rolando Gómez Flores; Diego Ignacio Toledo Díaz; Maikel Falcón Hernández; Alexis Mateu Pérez; Ricardo A. Reyes

doi:10.31901/24566772.2021/15.3-4.637

Body Composition in Infants of Different Ethnicities Living at High Altitudes: A Systematic Review

Dayneri León Valladares
, Luis Antonio Barrio Mateu
, Roberto Carlos Churqui Yáñez
, Tomas Rolando Gómez Flores
, Diego Ignacio Toledo Díaz
, Maikel Falcón Hernández
, Alexis Mateu Pérez
, Ricardo A. Reyes

Department of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences

Universidad de Tarapacá
Dr. Gustavo Fricke Hospital of Viña del Mar
Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins

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Abstract

The objective of this systematic review was: to identify the main results achieved by research evaluating body composition in children of different ethnicities living at high altitudes. A systematic review was carried out using the prism method, searching for information in databases such as PUDMED, SCOPUS, and SCIELO. The elements used for the search were: population, children, adolescents, obesity, overweight, ethnic groups, altitude and characteristics of body composition. Among the main results, it was found that 4345 (78.8%) boys and girls had normal weight, while 15.43 percent were overweight and obese. Concluding that, in indigenous populations with age groups from 0 to 14 years, there was a predominance of normal weight, observing high values of overweight and obesity in preschool ages.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	137-142
Number of pages	6
Journal	Studies on Ethno-Medicine
Volume	15
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.31901/24566772.2021/15.3-4.637
State	Published - 1 Jul 2021

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Altitude
Body Characteristics
Ethnicity
Kids
Natives

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