Resumen

VIDAILLET CALVO, Elena et al. Indicadores antropométricos en la evaluación nutricional en adolescentes del sexo masculino. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2003, vol.75, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3119.

A cross-sectional descriptive anthropometric study was conducted on 179 male adolescents aged 11-14,9 years from the City of Havana, according to the standards of the International Biological Program. The study considered weight, height, tricipital and subscapular folds and determined the following body dimensions: weight and height for age, weight for height, body mass index, fatty area of the arm and energy/protein index. They were classified by percentile channels according to the National Standards for 0-19y males. The average value, the standard deviation, the median and the percentage of individuals per percentile channel for each indicator were determined and also they were compared with the values of the National Center of Health Statistics (NCHS) and with the values of the 1982 National Study of Growth and Development on the Cuban Population. Data were automatically processed; statistical significance test was applied where it was found that the sample was typical according to the reference standards and the NCHS values, and most of the percentage values were within the 4th and the 7th percentile channel. The highest obesity percentage corresponded to Amador´s cut-off point for the energy/protein index ( 3 1500).

Palabras clave : ANTHROPOMETRY [methods]; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION; MALE.