Alicia B Orden
Biographic Data
| ID | 86839 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alicia B Orden |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alicia B |
| FAMILY NAME | Orden |
| SIGNATURE | ORDEN A B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1768-7753 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Accuracy of the mid-upper arm circumference in screening for overweight and obesity in Argentinian children and adolescents
This research provides evidence supporting MUAC as a practical and cost-effective tool for screening and monitoring obesity in paediatric populations
Exploring factors associated with obesity in Argentinian children using structural equation modeling
Habits and behaviors related to obesity risk are strongly associated with the family environment and are affected by socioeconomic factors. Structural equation modeling (SEM) allows us to hypothesize on how the relationships between these factors occur and measure their impact. This study aimed to explore the relationship between family socioeconomic indicators and childhood obesity, mediated by habits linked to energy balance, applying a SEM. A …
Inhibitory control and obesity in adolescents
Aceleración y estabilización
A pesar de los esfuerzos de diversos organismos para reducir la obesidad, sólo algunos países desarrollados muestran una desaceleración o estabilización de su prevalencia. Este trabajo presenta las tendencias en el índice de masa corporal (IMC) y las prevalencias de sobrepeso (SP) y obesidad (OB) ocurridas en escolares entre 1990 y 2016, y su distribución socioeconómica. Se compararon tres encuestas transversales realizadas en 1990, 2005/07 y 201…
Short sleep and low milk intake are associated with obesity in a community of school aged children from Argentina
OBJECTIVES: Understanding the factors related to obesity during childhood allows for improved preventive actions specifically adapted to particular communities. The purpose of this study was to identify individual and familiar factors related to obesity in children. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in an urban community in Argentina during the years 2015-2016. Weight and height were measured on a probabilistic sample of 1366 schoolc…
Trend in childhood obesity reflects socioeconomic status in Argentina
Background: Surveillance of childhood obesity is essential to guide preventive policies and interventions. Aim: To analyse trends in overweight and obesity by socioeconomic status (SES) in Argentinian schoolchildren during the last decade. Subjects and methods: Two cross-sectional studies in schoolchildren aged 6-12 years were compared. The first study was conducted in 2005/07 ( n = 1418) and the second one in 2015/16 ( n = 1366). Overweight and …
Nutritional status in parasitized and nonparasitized children from two districts of buenos aires, Argentina
The Program for the Control of Intestinal Parasites and Nutrition was designed to intervene in small communities to prevent and control the effects of parasitic infections on children's health. Objectives: To analyze the association between nutritional status and parasitic infection in suburban and rural children from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Methods: Nutritional status was assessed by anthropometric (weight, height, BMI, skinfolds, upper arm cir…
Weight and height percentiles calculated by the LMS method in Argentinean schoolchildren. A comparative references study
The distribution of weight and height of schoolchildren, coming from most regions of the country, differs from those of national and international references. It should be advisable to establish a new national reference based on internationally recognized methodological criteria that adequately reflect the biological and cultural diversity of the Argentinean populations
Weight and height centiles of Argentinian children and adolescents
Compared with the ARG reference, linear growth of these schoolchildren shows a secular acceleration without substantial improvements in the adult height. In relation to WHO, the results suggest that around the adolescent growth spurt differences in linear growth between populations became larger, limiting the clinical usefulness of international growth references in adolescents
El desarrollo psicomotor y sus alteraciones
El siguiente artículo discute aspectos propios del desarrollo psicomotor (DPM) y sus alteraciones, con especial énfasis en el retraso psicomotor. Se hace referencia a las clasificaciones diagnósticas para los problemas del desarrollo como el DSMIV y el CIE 10, y se analizan sus ventajas y desventajas. También se problematiza el concepto de normalidad en tanto sinónimo de promedio estadístico en el contexto de los problemas del DPM, para considera…
Trends in weight, height, BMI and obesity in schoolchildren from Santa Rosa (Argentina), 1990–2005/07
The disharmonic secular change in weight and height has led to high overweight/obesity. The obesity increase is consistent with global and regional trends, indicating a shift in BMI distribution, especially at the higher centiles
Age at menarche in urban Argentinian girls
Age at menarche is regarded as a sensitive indicator of physical, biological, and psychosocial environment. The aim of this study was to determine the age at menarche and its association with biological and socioeconomic factors in girls from Santa Rosa (La Pampa, Argentina). An observational cross-sectional study was carried out on 1,221 schoolgirls aged 9-15 years. Menarche data were obtained by the status-quo method. Height, sitting height, we…
Physical growth in schoolchildren from Argentina
The aim of this study was to assess the physical growth of schoolchildren from Argentina by comparison with the CDC/NCHS and Argentinean growth references (AGR), to contribute to the discussion about the use of local or international references for the assessment of growth in developing countries. Weight and height were measured in 3,411 schoolchildren aged 5–14 years. Data were log‐transformed and compared with both references by paired samples …
Socioenvironmental conditions and nutritional status in urban and rural schoolchildren
We analyzed the nutritional status of urban and rural schoolchildren from Mendoza (Argentina), but avoided rural and urban categorization by generating subpopulations as a function of their socioenvironmental characteristics. We transformed weight and height data into z ‐scores using the CDC/NCHS growth charts; defined underweight, stunting, and wasting by z ‐scores of less than −2 SD; and calculated overweight and obesity, according to the cutof…
Estado nutricional y composición corporal de niños pobres residentes en barrios periféricos de La Plata, Argentina
Undernutrition and obesity are both found among the community of children studied. The high prevalence of delayed growth (i.e., low height-for-age), undernutrition (i.e., low weight-for-age), and the acute lack of muscle mass even among overweight and obese children, seem to be part of the consequences of an inevitable process that unfolds in the face of adverse living conditions
Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Guaraní‐Mbyá from Misiones, Argentina
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of overweight and obesity and the fat distribution pattern in Mbyá‐Guaraní children and adults from Misiones, Argentina. Height, weight, and triceps and subscapular skinfolds were measured in 197 individuals aged 2–60 years. Body mass index (BMI), fat and muscle areas, and subscapular/tricipital index were calculated. All data were transformed to z‐scores using US references (NHANES I and II). …
Parasitosis intestinales en poblaciones Mbyá-Guaraní de la Provincia de Misiones, Argentina
Se describieron las enteroparasitosis más frecuentes en dos comunidades Mbyá-Guaraní de Misiones, Argentina: Kaaguy Poty e Yvy Pytá. Las parasitosis intestinales se asociaron con el estado nutricional de los individuos infectados y los factores ambientales y culturales que caracterizan a las poblaciones estudiadas. Los resultados se compararon con los obtenidos en una población aborigen vecina, Takuapí, y la población urbana más cercana: Aristóbu…
Diferencias en las prevalencias de desnutrición al usarse referencias nacionales e internacionales
The differences in the prevalences of stunting calculated according to the two references that were used indicate a different nutritional status for the population studied. The increase in the height of the children with respect to the Argentine reference points to the presence of a positive secular trend, and the increase can explain part of the differences in the prevalence of stunting
Nutritional status in two Mbyá-Guaraní communities from Misiones (Argentina)
Rapid change in height and body proportions of Maya American children
Maya families from Guatemala migrated to the United States in record numbers from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. Births to Maya immigrant women have created a sizable number of Maya American children. The height and sitting height of 5 to 12 years children (n = 431) were measured in 1999 and 2000. Leg length was estimated and the sitting height ratio was calculated. These data were compared with a sample of Maya children living in Guatemala m…
Growth of skeletal components in the young squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus boliviensis)
A functional skeletal criterion, as an extension of the van der Klaauw's cranial theory, was adopted in the present study. The null hypothesis tested was: “The major skeletal components of the platyrrhine body grow linearly, regardless of their functional dependence to different demands.” The acceptance of the hypothesis will imply that all Saimiri skeletal growth may be satisfactorily explained by independent variables in a single equation. The …
Growth of skeletal components in the young squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus boliviensis)
A functional skeletal criterion, as an extension of the van der Klaauw's cranial theory, was adopted in the present study. The null hypothesis tested was: "The major skeletal components of the platyrrhine body grow linearly, regardless of their functional dependence to different demands." The acceptance of the hypothesis will imply that all Saimiri skeletal growth may be satisfactorily explained by independent variables in a single equation. The …
Age at menarche in urban Argentinian girls
Age at menarche is regarded as a sensitive indicator of physical, biological, and psychosocial environment. The aim of this study was to determine the age at menarche and its association with biological and socioeconomic factors in girls from Santa Rosa (La Pampa, Argentina). An observational cross-sectional study was carried out on 1,221 schoolgirls aged 9-15 years. Menarche data were obtained by the status-quo method. Height, sitting height, we…
Parasitosis intestinales en poblaciones Mbyá-Guaraní de la Provincia de Misiones, Argentina
Se describieron las enteroparasitosis más frecuentes en dos comunidades Mbyá-Guaraní de Misiones, Argentina: Kaaguy Poty e Yvy Pytá. Las parasitosis intestinales se asociaron con el estado nutricional de los individuos infectados y los factores ambientales y culturales que caracterizan a las poblaciones estudiadas. Los resultados se compararon con los obtenidos en una población aborigen vecina, Takuapí, y la población urbana más cercana: Aristóbu…
Aceleración y estabilización
A pesar de los esfuerzos de diversos organismos para reducir la obesidad, sólo algunos países desarrollados muestran una desaceleración o estabilización de su prevalencia. Este trabajo presenta las tendencias en el índice de masa corporal (IMC) y las prevalencias de sobrepeso (SP) y obesidad (OB) ocurridas en escolares entre 1990 y 2016, y su distribución socioeconómica. Se compararon tres encuestas transversales realizadas en 1990, 2005/07 y 201…
Inhibitory control and obesity in adolescents
Growth of skeletal components in the young squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus boliviensis)
A functional skeletal criterion, as an extension of the van der Klaauw's cranial theory, was adopted in the present study. The null hypothesis tested was: “The major skeletal components of the platyrrhine body grow linearly, regardless of their functional dependence to different demands.” The acceptance of the hypothesis will imply that all Saimiri skeletal growth may be satisfactorily explained by independent variables in a single equation. The …
Growth of skeletal components in the young squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus boliviensis)
A functional skeletal criterion, as an extension of the van der Klaauw's cranial theory, was adopted in the present study. The null hypothesis tested was: "The major skeletal components of the platyrrhine body grow linearly, regardless of their functional dependence to different demands." The acceptance of the hypothesis will imply that all Saimiri skeletal growth may be satisfactorily explained by independent variables in a single equation. The …
Rapid change in height and body proportions of Maya American children
Maya families from Guatemala migrated to the United States in record numbers from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. Births to Maya immigrant women have created a sizable number of Maya American children. The height and sitting height of 5 to 12 years children (n = 431) were measured in 1999 and 2000. Leg length was estimated and the sitting height ratio was calculated. These data were compared with a sample of Maya children living in Guatemala m…
Nutritional status in two Mbyá-Guaraní communities from Misiones (Argentina)
Diferencias en las prevalencias de desnutrición al usarse referencias nacionales e internacionales
The differences in the prevalences of stunting calculated according to the two references that were used indicate a different nutritional status for the population studied. The increase in the height of the children with respect to the Argentine reference points to the presence of a positive secular trend, and the increase can explain part of the differences in the prevalence of stunting
Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Guaraní‐Mbyá from Misiones, Argentina
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of overweight and obesity and the fat distribution pattern in Mbyá‐Guaraní children and adults from Misiones, Argentina. Height, weight, and triceps and subscapular skinfolds were measured in 197 individuals aged 2–60 years. Body mass index (BMI), fat and muscle areas, and subscapular/tricipital index were calculated. All data were transformed to z‐scores using US references (NHANES I and II). …
Parasitosis intestinales en poblaciones Mbyá-Guaraní de la Provincia de Misiones, Argentina
Se describieron las enteroparasitosis más frecuentes en dos comunidades Mbyá-Guaraní de Misiones, Argentina: Kaaguy Poty e Yvy Pytá. Las parasitosis intestinales se asociaron con el estado nutricional de los individuos infectados y los factores ambientales y culturales que caracterizan a las poblaciones estudiadas. Los resultados se compararon con los obtenidos en una población aborigen vecina, Takuapí, y la población urbana más cercana: Aristóbu…
Estado nutricional y composición corporal de niños pobres residentes en barrios periféricos de La Plata, Argentina
Undernutrition and obesity are both found among the community of children studied. The high prevalence of delayed growth (i.e., low height-for-age), undernutrition (i.e., low weight-for-age), and the acute lack of muscle mass even among overweight and obese children, seem to be part of the consequences of an inevitable process that unfolds in the face of adverse living conditions
Socioenvironmental conditions and nutritional status in urban and rural schoolchildren
We analyzed the nutritional status of urban and rural schoolchildren from Mendoza (Argentina), but avoided rural and urban categorization by generating subpopulations as a function of their socioenvironmental characteristics. We transformed weight and height data into z ‐scores using the CDC/NCHS growth charts; defined underweight, stunting, and wasting by z ‐scores of less than −2 SD; and calculated overweight and obesity, according to the cutof…
Physical growth in schoolchildren from Argentina
The aim of this study was to assess the physical growth of schoolchildren from Argentina by comparison with the CDC/NCHS and Argentinean growth references (AGR), to contribute to the discussion about the use of local or international references for the assessment of growth in developing countries. Weight and height were measured in 3,411 schoolchildren aged 5–14 years. Data were log‐transformed and compared with both references by paired samples …
Age at menarche in urban Argentinian girls
Age at menarche is regarded as a sensitive indicator of physical, biological, and psychosocial environment. The aim of this study was to determine the age at menarche and its association with biological and socioeconomic factors in girls from Santa Rosa (La Pampa, Argentina). An observational cross-sectional study was carried out on 1,221 schoolgirls aged 9-15 years. Menarche data were obtained by the status-quo method. Height, sitting height, we…
El desarrollo psicomotor y sus alteraciones
El siguiente artículo discute aspectos propios del desarrollo psicomotor (DPM) y sus alteraciones, con especial énfasis en el retraso psicomotor. Se hace referencia a las clasificaciones diagnósticas para los problemas del desarrollo como el DSMIV y el CIE 10, y se analizan sus ventajas y desventajas. También se problematiza el concepto de normalidad en tanto sinónimo de promedio estadístico en el contexto de los problemas del DPM, para considera…
Trends in weight, height, BMI and obesity in schoolchildren from Santa Rosa (Argentina), 1990–2005/07
The disharmonic secular change in weight and height has led to high overweight/obesity. The obesity increase is consistent with global and regional trends, indicating a shift in BMI distribution, especially at the higher centiles
Nutritional status in parasitized and nonparasitized children from two districts of buenos aires, Argentina
The Program for the Control of Intestinal Parasites and Nutrition was designed to intervene in small communities to prevent and control the effects of parasitic infections on children's health. Objectives: To analyze the association between nutritional status and parasitic infection in suburban and rural children from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Methods: Nutritional status was assessed by anthropometric (weight, height, BMI, skinfolds, upper arm cir…
Weight and height percentiles calculated by the LMS method in Argentinean schoolchildren. A comparative references study
The distribution of weight and height of schoolchildren, coming from most regions of the country, differs from those of national and international references. It should be advisable to establish a new national reference based on internationally recognized methodological criteria that adequately reflect the biological and cultural diversity of the Argentinean populations
Weight and height centiles of Argentinian children and adolescents
Compared with the ARG reference, linear growth of these schoolchildren shows a secular acceleration without substantial improvements in the adult height. In relation to WHO, the results suggest that around the adolescent growth spurt differences in linear growth between populations became larger, limiting the clinical usefulness of international growth references in adolescents
Short sleep and low milk intake are associated with obesity in a community of school aged children from Argentina
OBJECTIVES: Understanding the factors related to obesity during childhood allows for improved preventive actions specifically adapted to particular communities. The purpose of this study was to identify individual and familiar factors related to obesity in children. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in an urban community in Argentina during the years 2015-2016. Weight and height were measured on a probabilistic sample of 1366 schoolc…
Trend in childhood obesity reflects socioeconomic status in Argentina
Background: Surveillance of childhood obesity is essential to guide preventive policies and interventions. Aim: To analyse trends in overweight and obesity by socioeconomic status (SES) in Argentinian schoolchildren during the last decade. Subjects and methods: Two cross-sectional studies in schoolchildren aged 6-12 years were compared. The first study was conducted in 2005/07 ( n = 1418) and the second one in 2015/16 ( n = 1366). Overweight and …
Aceleración y estabilización
A pesar de los esfuerzos de diversos organismos para reducir la obesidad, sólo algunos países desarrollados muestran una desaceleración o estabilización de su prevalencia. Este trabajo presenta las tendencias en el índice de masa corporal (IMC) y las prevalencias de sobrepeso (SP) y obesidad (OB) ocurridas en escolares entre 1990 y 2016, y su distribución socioeconómica. Se compararon tres encuestas transversales realizadas en 1990, 2005/07 y 201…
Inhibitory control and obesity in adolescents
Exploring factors associated with obesity in Argentinian children using structural equation modeling
Habits and behaviors related to obesity risk are strongly associated with the family environment and are affected by socioeconomic factors. Structural equation modeling (SEM) allows us to hypothesize on how the relationships between these factors occur and measure their impact. This study aimed to explore the relationship between family socioeconomic indicators and childhood obesity, mediated by habits linked to energy balance, applying a SEM. A …
Accuracy of the mid-upper arm circumference in screening for overweight and obesity in Argentinian children and adolescents
This research provides evidence supporting MUAC as a practical and cost-effective tool for screening and monitoring obesity in paediatric populations
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