Upper-arm anthropometry as nutritional assessment in preschool children in Latvian population

Bibliographic Data

ID2428680
AuthorsGunderga Lipsberga (Riga Stradiņš University), Dzintra Kažoka (0000-0003-0816-6446, Riga Stradiņš University)
Year2016
Volume25
Issue2
Pages25
Publication date2016-12-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePapers on Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1406-0140 • E-ISSN: 1736-7646
PublisherUniversity of Tartu (PUBLISHER • EE)
DOI10.12697/poa.2016.25.2.03
OpenAlexW2561628186
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited8

This data is a part from the study ordered by the Ministry of Education to assess physical development of pre-school children in Latvia. Various somatometric measurements were determined - height (cm), the body mass (kg), the circumference of the head, chest, waist, hips (cm), vital lung capacity (ml), blood pressure (mm/Hg) and other parameters. This study evaluates the body mass index (BMI), overweight and obesity prevalence of pre-school children. Comparing the data with the data of other European countries, we can conclude how high the prevalence of overweight and obesity in our country is and what are potential activities to reduce the prevalence

Anthropometry · Blood pressure · Body mass index · Christian ministry · Circumference · Environmental health · Obesity · Overweight · Physical therapy · Population · Waist · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Demography · Human Health and Disease · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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