Genotyped indigenous Kiwcha adults at high altitude are lighter and shorter than their low altitude counterparts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anthropometric measures have been classically used to understand the impact of environmental factors on the living conditions of individuals and populations. Most reference studies on development and growth in which anthropometric measures were used were carried out in populations that are located at sea level, but there are few studies carried out in high altitude populations.

Objective

The objective of this study was to evaluate the anthropometric and body composition in autochthonous Kiwcha permanently living at low and high altitudes.

Methodology

A cross-sectional study of anthropometric and body composition between genetically matched lowland Kiwcha from Limoncocha (n = 117), 230 m in the Amazonian basin, and high-altitude Kiwcha from Oyacachi (n = 95)

SUBMITTER: Ortiz-Prado E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8908589 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature