Secular change in growth of native children and adolescents at high altitude Huancayo, Peru (3,280 meters)
Gustavo F. Gonzales
Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Apartado 5045, Lima, Peru
Search for more papers by this authorJose Valera
Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Apartado 5045, Lima, Peru
Search for more papers by this authorLuis Rodriguez
Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Apartado 5045, Lima, Peru
Search for more papers by this authorAmalia Vega
Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Apartado 5045, Lima, Peru
Search for more papers by this authorRoger Guerra-Garcia
Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Apartado 5045, Lima, Peru
Search for more papers by this authorGustavo F. Gonzales
Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Apartado 5045, Lima, Peru
Search for more papers by this authorJose Valera
Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Apartado 5045, Lima, Peru
Search for more papers by this authorLuis Rodriguez
Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Apartado 5045, Lima, Peru
Search for more papers by this authorAmalia Vega
Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Apartado 5045, Lima, Peru
Search for more papers by this authorRoger Guerra-Garcia
Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas and Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Apartado 5045, Lima, Peru
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Stature and weight of native children, adolescents, and adults at Huancayo, Peru (3,280 meters), were measured in 1977, 1978, and 1982 and compared with mean statures and weights reported in previous studies. The data indicate that in Huancayo there has been a secular increment in child stature, sitting height, and weight from 1937 to 1978–1982. The observed changes in stature are related to a proportionally greater increment in leg length relative to trunk length. It is concluded that the observed secular increase in body size reflects changes in the standard of living and a greater influx of nonnative populations, which are usually characterized by greater stature than natives.
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