title: [Weight-for-age percentile curves for the population of Catamarca province (Argentina)].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The assessment of fetal development and birth weight is a priority in the field of nutritional epidemiology and public health. Nowadays, the World Health Organization (WHO) does not have specific birth weight curves for the distinct gestational weeks considering that socio-economic, ecological and ethnic characteristics of the different human groups are found influencing their own growth patterns.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This research develops centile curves for weight by gestational age concerning to resident populations in the province of Catamarca.
  
  
  METHODS
  In order to process data, SPSS statistical program was used, as well as LMS Chart Maker pro program for the subsequent performing of centile curves. The sample ascended to a total of 22,576 childbirths between 1994 and 2003.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the future, these curves make possible a better assessment of intrauterine development and birth weight in this region of Northwest of Argentina.
authors.affiliation: Unidad Docente de Antropología, Dpto. de Zoología y Antropología Física, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España.. diegolopezbarbancho@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: López Barbancho
authors.affiliation: Unidad Docente de Antropología, Dpto. de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, España.. josemanuel.teran@estudiante.uam.es.
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Terán de Frutos
authors.affiliation: Unidad Docente de Antropología, Dpto. de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, España.. mnieves.candelas@titulado.uam.es.
authors.forename: Nieves
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Candelas González
authors.affiliation: Dirección Provincial de Estadística y Censos, Catamarca, Argentina.. ciedecat@estadistica.gov.ar.
authors.forename: María Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Díaz de Luna
authors.affiliation: Unidad Docente de Antropología, Dpto. de Zoología y Antropología Física, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España. Grupo de Investigación EPINUT-UCM, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España.. marrodan@bio.ucm.es.
authors.forename: María Dolores
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Marrodán Serrano
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudios de Antropología Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Catamarca, Argentina.. delialomaglio@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Delia Beatriz
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Lomaglio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D001724:Birth Weight; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D047109:Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D012015:Reference Standards; D012016:Reference Values