title: Waist circumference distribution in Colombian schoolchildren and adolescents: The FUPRECOL Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was intended to establish the percentile distribution of waist circumference in schoolchildren from Bogota, Colombia, participating in the FUPRECOL Study.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study conducted in 3,005 children and 2,916 adolescents aged 9 to 17.9 years. Height, weight, waist circumference, hip circumference, and self-assessed sexual maturity status were recorded. Percentiles (3(rd), 10(th), 25(th), 50(th), 75(th), 90(th), and 97(th)) and smoothed sex- and age-specific curves were calculated, and the waist circumference values found were compared to international references from other ethnic populations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-seven percent of the overall population (n=5,921) were females (mean age, 12.7±2.3 years). In most age groups, waist circumference was greater in boys as compared to girls. The increase between the 50(th) and 97(th) percentiles by age was 15.7cm in boys aged 9 to 9.9 years and 16.0cm in girls aged 11-11.9 years. Comparison of our study results, by age group and sex, to international references showed that our 50(th) percentile was lower than reported in Peru and the UK except for studies in India, Venezuela (Merida), US, and Spain was higher.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Age- and sex-specific percentiles of waist circumference obtained from children and adolescents from Bogota, Colombia, are reported. They may be used as a reference both for nutritional assessment and for predicting cardiovascular risks at early ages.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudios en Medición de la Actividad Física (CEMA), Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia.
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Caicedo-Álvarez
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudios en Medición de la Actividad Física (CEMA), Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia.
authors.forename: Jorge Enrique
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Correa-Bautista
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Granada, España; Grupo CTS-436, adscrito al Centro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento (CIMCYC, Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: González-Jiménez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Granada, España; Grupo CTS-436, adscrito al Centro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento (CIMCYC, Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmidt-RioValle
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudios en Medición de la Actividad Física (CEMA), Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia. Electronic address: robin640@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Robinson
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Vélez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003105:Colombia; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056128:Obesity, Abdominal / Q000453:epidemiology; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D012015:Reference Standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D055105:Waist Circumference
keywords: Factor de riesgo; Obesidad; Obesity; Pediatrics; Pediatría; Risk factor