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Variación regional del peso al nacimiento en la provincia de Santa Cruz (Argentina)
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Alvarez, Pamela P. Bejarano, Ignacio Alfaro, Emma Andrade, Alberto Abdo Enrici, Aldo Juan Dipierri, José Edgardo |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Abstract | RESUMEN Como parte del interes de evaluar el comportamiento del Peso al Nacimiento (PN) en distintos contextos ecologicos, en este trabajo se analiza la variacion regional de esta variable antropometrica en la provincia de Santa Cruz y su relacion con factores biologicos gestacionales. La provincia de Santa Cruz presenta dos grandes unidades ambientales: Cordillerana y Meseta-Costa. Los datos de PN procedieron de los Informes Estadisticos de Nacidos Vivos (periodo 1990-1999) (n=39632). Las variables consideradas fueron PN, lugar de nacimiento, sexo, edad gestacional, edad materna y paridad. Las diferencias interregionales del PN, expresadas mediante un analisis de varianza, no fueron estadisticamente significativas. En ambas regiones se observo dimorfismo sexual. El PN no mostro diferencias estadisticamente significativas por paridad ni por edad materna. En ambos sexos se observo un comportamiento diferencial del patron de crecimiento fetal entre regiones que se caracterizan porque a partir de las 37 semanas de gestacion, el incremento promedio del PN por semana fue mayor en la Region Cordillerana que en la Meseta-Costa. Los resultados encontrados en este trabajo pondrian de manifiesto que las caracteristicas geograficas y climaticas de las dos principales unidades ecologicas de la provincia no influirian en la variacion del PN. Probablemente, la relativa y favorable homogeneidad del espacio socioeconomico provincial contribuya a disminuir el efecto de las condiciones climaticas adversas que caracterizan a esta provincia. Las diferencias interregionales en el patron de crecimiento fetal podrian deberse a diversos factores biologicos y ambientales que deben ser explorados con un diseno de muestreo que permita verificar este hallazgo y obtener la informacion necesaria para explicarlo. ABSTRACT As part of an interest in assessing the behavior of birth-weight (BW) in wide-ranging ecological contexts, this study analyzes the regional variation of this anthropometric variable in Santa Cruz province and its relation to gestational biological factors. Santa Cruz province presents two large environmental areas: Andean and Plateau-Coastal ones. BW data proceeded from Statistical Reports on Born Alive Babies (for the 1990-1999 period) (n = 39632). Variables taken into account were birth weight, birth place, sex, gestational age, maternal age and parity. BW interregional differences, expressed by means of variance analysis, were not statistically significant. Sexual dimorphism was observed in both regions. BW did not show statistically significant differences in parity or maternal age. Differential behavior was observed in the fetal growth pattern in both sexes between regions characterized because as from 37 gestation weeks, BW weekly average increase was bigger in the Andean Region than in the Plateau-Coastal one. Results obtained in the present study would evidence that geographical and weather characteristics of the two main ecological units of this province would not influence BW variation. Probably the relative and favorable homogeneity of the provincial socioeconomic capacity contributes to diminish the effect of adverse weather conditions typical of this province. Interregional differences in fetal growth pattern might be due to various biological and environmental factors to be explored with a sample design that may allow verifying this finding and obtaining the information required to explain it. |
| Starting Page | 9 |
| Ending Page | 20 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.17139/raab.2005.007.2.%g |
| Volume Number | 7 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/3822/382239047002.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/bitstream/handle/10915/5804/Resumen.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.17139/raab.2005.007.2.%25g |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
