Children´s Anthropometric measures ages in elementary school from Caborca, Sonora, Mexico

The study is to obtain information on anthropometric measurements of children of primary school age in the region of Caborca, Sonora. The purpose of this study is to establish anthropometric dimension tables used to determine the 5%, 50% and 95% percentile for primary school children in first through sixth grade of both sexes living in H. Caborca, Sonora, Mexico. Once established percentiles, can be designed playgrounds, study (work), relaxation, entertainment or even clothing design, however, other points to consider are: • Identify areas of development and its influence on the health of children. • Improve the quality of life of children. • Reduce the risk of long term illnesses. • Improve your performance, mood and health. The project is limited to eight schools where sixty students will be measured by each of them, from first to sixth grade in elementary school. 22 anthropometric measurements were recorded. For data collection were randomly selected eight schools in the city of Caborca Sonora, these were considered in five boys and five girls from each grade one through six, the size of the sample was taken at random to perform This study requires the participation of two people, lie one took the measures, the scoring of anthropometric data in the letter. During data collection in each school provided a conditioned classroom, where there is good lighting, low noise, ventilation, space, appropriate furnishings and absolute privacy, which fit the measurement instruments and proceeds to take measures, students spend one by one to be measured. The measurements are made and expressed in metric units, selecting only those that will actually help accomplish the goals. Once the sample of four hundred eighty children was captured data into a table in Microsoft Excel, calculations were made of data from each of the measures resulting in the maximum, minimum and average.