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 1ABCEF , Maria Cabezas 1ADEF* , Valeria Ureña-López 2ABCEF , Lizeth V. Lafuente 2BCDE , Katty Marcela Méndez-Flores 2BCDE , José F. Luna 3ACDE , Camila Miño 14CDEF , Santiago Alberto Palacios-Alvarez 12ADEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.942554
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e942554
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population (N=25).
| Variable | Number (%)Mean±SD |
|---|---|
| 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. | |