A proposed analytical approach to estimate excess daily mortality rates in Ecuador.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has proved deadly all over the globe; however, one of the most lethal outbreaks occurred in Ecuador.

Aims: This study aims to highlight the pandemic's impact on the most affected countries worldwide in terms of excess deaths and per day.

Methods: An ecological study of all-cause mortality recorded in Ecuador was performed.

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

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.