Estudio comparativo del somatotipo del rendimiento deportivo en los niños de Colombia y Ecuador

Introduction. Sports gymnastics has been for many years one of the most popular sports in children, as a process of initiation to sports practice, since the importance of this sport is given by the technical skills that children develop, the variety of motor actions, combination of movements and the level of development of physical abilities. Objective. To compare the somatotype of initiation gymnasts from Colombia and Ecuador. Methodology. Non-experimental quantitative study by comparative descriptive scope and of short transversal, applied in a sample of 100 gymnasts subdivided in 2 groups each one of 50 gymnasts from Colombia and Ecuador to which weight, height; folds and bone diameters measurements were collected; following the protocol of the International Society for the development of kinanthropometry. Body mass index (BMI), nutritional status, total body fat and biotype (Endomorphy, Mesomorphy and Ectomorphy) were determined. Results.  Colombian children presented lower values of BMI total body fat, as well as predominance of endomorphy and mesomorphy, compared to Ecuadorian children. Conclusion. Colombian gymnasts have lower body fat than Ecuadorian children, the predominant biotype in Ecuadorian children is mesomorphic, observing a lower endomorphic component the older the age (6 to 7 years).Introducción. La gimnasia deportiva ha sido durante muchos años uno de los deportes más populares en la edad infantil, como un proceso de iniciación a la práctica deportiva, ya que la importancia de este deporte viene dada por las destrezas técnica que los niños desarrollan, la variedad de acciones motrices, combinación de movimientos y el nivel de desarrollo de capacidades físicas. Objetivo. Comparar el somatotipo de los gimnastas de iniciación de Colombia y Ecuador. Metodología. Estudio cuantitativo no experimental por alcance descriptivo comparativo y de corto transversal, aplicado en una muestra de 100 gimnastas subdividíos en 2 grupos cada uno de 50 gimnastas de Colombia y Ecuador a los cuales se recogieron medidas de peso, talla; pliegues y diámetros óseos; siguiendo el protocolo de la Sociedad Internacional para el desarrollo de la cineantropometría. Se determinó el índice de masa corporal (IMC), estado nutricional, grasa corporal total y biotipo (Endomorfía, Mesomorfia y Ectomorfia). Resultados.  Los niños colombianos presentaron valores menores de IMC grasa corporal total, así como predominancia de endomorfia y mesomorfia, comparados con los niños ecuatorianos. Conclusión. Los gimnastas colombianos tienen menor grasa corporal que niños ecuatorianos, el biotipo predominante en los niños ecuatorianos es el mesomórfico, observándose un componente endomórfico menor cuanto mayor es la edad (6 a 7 años)

Estudio comparativo del somatotipo del rendimiento deportivo en los niños de Colombia y Ecuador

Introduction. Sports gymnastics has been for many years one of the most popular sports in children, as a process of initiation to sports practice, since the importance of this sport is given by the technical skills that children develop, the variety of motor actions, combination of movements and the level of development of physical abilities. Objective. To compare the somatotype of initiation gymnasts from Colombia and Ecuador. Methodology. Non-experimental quantitative study by comparative descriptive scope and of short transversal, applied in a sample of 100 gymnasts subdivided in 2 groups each one of 50 gymnasts from Colombia and Ecuador to which weight, height; folds and bone diameters measurements were collected; following the protocol of the International Society for the development of kinanthropometry. Body mass index (BMI), nutritional status, total body fat and biotype (Endomorphy, Mesomorphy and Ectomorphy) were determined. Results.  Colombian children presented lower values of BMI total body fat, as well as predominance of endomorphy and mesomorphy, compared to Ecuadorian children. Conclusion. Colombian gymnasts have lower body fat than Ecuadorian children, the predominant biotype in Ecuadorian children is mesomorphic, observing a lower endomorphic component the older the age (6 to 7 years).Introducción. La gimnasia deportiva ha sido durante muchos años uno de los deportes más populares en la edad infantil, como un proceso de iniciación a la práctica deportiva, ya que la importancia de este deporte viene dada por las destrezas técnica que los niños desarrollan, la variedad de acciones motrices, combinación de movimientos y el nivel de desarrollo de capacidades físicas. Objetivo. Comparar el somatotipo de los gimnastas de iniciación de Colombia y Ecuador. Metodología. Estudio cuantitativo no experimental por alcance descriptivo comparativo y de corto transversal, aplicado en una muestra de 100 gimnastas subdividíos en 2 grupos cada uno de 50 gimnastas de Colombia y Ecuador a los cuales se recogieron medidas de peso, talla; pliegues y diámetros óseos; siguiendo el protocolo de la Sociedad Internacional para el desarrollo de la cineantropometría. Se determinó el índice de masa corporal (IMC), estado nutricional, grasa corporal total y biotipo (Endomorfía, Mesomorfia y Ectomorfia). Resultados.  Los niños colombianos presentaron valores menores de IMC grasa corporal total, así como predominancia de endomorfia y mesomorfia, comparados con los niños ecuatorianos. Conclusión. Los gimnastas colombianos tienen menor grasa corporal que niños ecuatorianos, el biotipo predominante en los niños ecuatorianos es el mesomórfico, observándose un componente endomórfico menor cuanto mayor es la edad (6 a 7 años)

Burden of Respiratory Failure in Pediatric Patients: Analysis of a Prospective Multicenter Cohort in Bogotá, Colombia

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The approach to the burden of disease is a demographic, economic, and a health problem, which requires the design and application of specific measures of cost of the disease, such as disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), to establish better public health policies in the pediatric population. The aim of this study is to approach the burden of disease in children with acute respiratory failure (ARF) through the calculation of DALYs. METHODS: This study was conducted in the framework of a prospective, multicenter cohort in Bogotá, Colombia. Inclusion criteria were all pediatric patients admitted to the emergency department, hospitalization, and intensive care unit with respiratory distress; eligible patients were all those who developed ARF between April 2020 and December 2021. They were followed-up during hospitalization, at 30 and 60 days after admission. The Infant/Toddler Quality of Life Questionnaire and KIDSCREEN quality of life scales were applied for follow-up according to the age group. The results were used to calculate DALYs. RESULTS: Six hundred and eighty-five eligible patients, 296 (43.08%) developed ARF, of these 22 (6.08%) patients died (mortality rate = 7.43%). The total DALYs was 277.164 years. For younger than 9 years, the DALYs were 302.64 years, while for older than 10 years were 40.49 years. CONCLUSION: ARF is one of the main causes of preventable mortality in pediatrics, its progression to respiratory failure is a highly prevalent condition in pediatric age, a condition that has a great impact on mortality, morbidity, and disability in our patients

Burden of respiratory failure in pediatric patients: Analysis of a prospective multicenter cohort in Bogotá, Colombia

Abstract Background and Aims The approach to the burden of disease is a demographic, economic, and a health problem, which requires the design and application of specific measures of cost of the disease, such as disability‐adjusted life years (DALYs), to establish better public health policies in the pediatric population. The aim of this study is to approach the burden of disease in children with acute respiratory failure (ARF) through the calculation of DALYs. Methods This study was conducted in the framework of a prospective, multicenter cohort in Bogotá, Colombia. Inclusion criteria were all pediatric patients admitted to the emergency department, hospitalization, and intensive care unit with respiratory distress; eligible patients were all those who developed ARF between April 2020 and December 2021. They were followed‐up during hospitalization, at 30 and 60 days after admission. The Infant/Toddler Quality of Life Questionnaire and KIDSCREEN quality of life scales were applied for follow‐up according to the age group. The results were used to calculate DALYs Results Six hundred and eighty‐five eligible patients, 296 (43.08%) developed ARF, of these 22 (6.08%) patients died (mortality rate = 7.43%). The total DALYs was 277.164 years. For younger than 9 years, the DALYs were 302.64 years, while for older than 10 years were 40.49 years. Conclusion ARF is one of the main causes of preventable mortality in pediatrics, its progression to respiratory failure is a highly prevalent condition in pediatric age, a condition that has a great impact on mortality, morbidity, and disability in our patients

Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis

Background There is a substantial gap in provision of adequate surgical care in many low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the economic burden of unmet surgical need for the common condition of appendicitis. Methods Data on the incidence of appendicitis from 170 countries and two different approaches were used to estimate numbers of patients who do not receive surgery: as a fixed proportion of the total unmet surgical need per country (approach 1); and based on country income status (approach 2). Indirect costs with current levels of access and local quality, and those if quality were at the standards of high-income countries, were estimated. A human capital approach was applied, focusing on the economic burden resulting from premature death and absenteeism. Results Excess mortality was 4185 per 100 000 cases of appendicitis using approach 1 and 3448 per 100 000 using approach 2. The economic burden of continuing current levels of access and local quality was US $92 492 million using approach 1 and$73 141 million using approach 2. The economic burden of not providing surgical care to the standards of high-income countries was $95 004 million using approach 1 and$75 666 million using approach 2. The largest share of these costs resulted from premature death (97.7 per cent) and lack of access (97.0 per cent) in contrast to lack of quality. Conclusion For a comparatively non-complex emergency condition such as appendicitis, increasing access to care should be prioritized. Although improving quality of care should not be neglected, increasing provision of care at current standards could reduce societal costs substantially