06 December 2023 : Clinical Research
Dermoscopic Evaluation of Actinic Changes in the Lips of Indigenous Children Living at High Altitude in Ecuador: A Descriptive Study
Julia Elisa Cabezas







DOI: 10.12659/MSM.942554
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e942554
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population (N=25).
Variable | Number (%)Mean±SD |
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Gender | |
Girl | 8 (32.0) |
Boy | 17 (68.0) |
Age (years) | 9.8±2.0 |
Age group (years) | |
5 to 8 | 6 (24.0) |
9 to 11 | 13 (52.0) |
12 to 15 | 6 (24.0) |
Ethnicity | |
Hispanic | 10 (40.0) |
Indigenous | 15 (60.0) |
Fitzpatrick scale score | |
I | 0 (0.0) |
II | 0 (0.0) |
III | 9 (36.0) |
IV | 15 (60.0) |
V | 1 (4.0) |
VI | 0 (0.0) |
Anthropometric measures | |
Weight (kg) | 27.6±5.5 |
Height (cm) | 127±10 |
BMI (kg/m) | 17.0±1.4 |
BMI percentile | 28 |
Nutritional status | |
Underweight | 2 (8.0) |
Normal | 23 (92.0) |
Overweigh | 0 (0.0) |
SD – standard deviation; BMI – body mass index. |