Anthropometric indicators of obesity in the prediction of high body fat in adolescents
OBJECTIVE: To determine the anthropometric indicators of obesity in the prediction of high body fat in adolescents from a Brazilian State. METHODS: The study included 1,197 adolescents (15-17 years old). The following anthropometric measurements were collected: body mass (weight and height), waist c...
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| author | Andreia Pelegrini Diego Augusto Santos Silva João Marcos Ferreira de Lima Silva Leoberto Grigollo Edio Luiz Petroski |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: To determine the anthropometric indicators of obesity in the prediction of high body fat in adolescents from a Brazilian State. METHODS: The study included 1,197 adolescents (15-17 years old). The following anthropometric measurements were collected: body mass (weight and height), waist circumference and skinfolds (triceps and medial calf). The anthropometric indicators analyzed were: body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and conicity index (C-Index). Body fat percentage, estimated by the Slaughter et al equation, was used as the reference method. Descriptive statistics, U Mann-Whitney test, and ROC curve were used for data analysis. RESULTS: Of the four anthropometric indicators studied, BMI, WHtR and WC had the largest areas under the ROC curve in relation to relative high body fat in both genders. The cutoffs for boys and girls, respectively, associated with high body fat were BMI 22.7 and 20.1kg/m², WHtR 0.43 and 0.41, WC 75.7 and 67.7cm and C-Index 1.12 and 1.06. CONCLUSIONS: Anthropometric indicators can be used in screening for identification of body fat in adolescents, because they are simple, have low cost and are non-invasive. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-82dfac7e8be44e53b0a81352dbf3e08d2022-12-22T03:13:54ZengSociedade de Pediatria de São PauloRevista Paulista de Pediatria1984-04622015-03-01331566210.1016/j.rpped.2014.06.007S0103-05822015000100056Anthropometric indicators of obesity in the prediction of high body fat in adolescentsAndreia PelegriniDiego Augusto Santos SilvaJoão Marcos Ferreira de Lima SilvaLeoberto GrigolloEdio Luiz PetroskiOBJECTIVE: To determine the anthropometric indicators of obesity in the prediction of high body fat in adolescents from a Brazilian State. METHODS: The study included 1,197 adolescents (15-17 years old). The following anthropometric measurements were collected: body mass (weight and height), waist circumference and skinfolds (triceps and medial calf). The anthropometric indicators analyzed were: body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and conicity index (C-Index). Body fat percentage, estimated by the Slaughter et al equation, was used as the reference method. Descriptive statistics, U Mann-Whitney test, and ROC curve were used for data analysis. RESULTS: Of the four anthropometric indicators studied, BMI, WHtR and WC had the largest areas under the ROC curve in relation to relative high body fat in both genders. The cutoffs for boys and girls, respectively, associated with high body fat were BMI 22.7 and 20.1kg/m², WHtR 0.43 and 0.41, WC 75.7 and 67.7cm and C-Index 1.12 and 1.06. CONCLUSIONS: Anthropometric indicators can be used in screening for identification of body fat in adolescents, because they are simple, have low cost and are non-invasive.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822015000100056&lng=en&tlng=enAntropometriaDistribuição de gordura corporalEstudantes |
| spellingShingle | Andreia Pelegrini Diego Augusto Santos Silva João Marcos Ferreira de Lima Silva Leoberto Grigollo Edio Luiz Petroski Anthropometric indicators of obesity in the prediction of high body fat in adolescents Revista Paulista de Pediatria Antropometria Distribuição de gordura corporal Estudantes |
| title | Anthropometric indicators of obesity in the prediction of high body fat in adolescents |
| title_full | Anthropometric indicators of obesity in the prediction of high body fat in adolescents |
| title_fullStr | Anthropometric indicators of obesity in the prediction of high body fat in adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anthropometric indicators of obesity in the prediction of high body fat in adolescents |
| title_short | Anthropometric indicators of obesity in the prediction of high body fat in adolescents |
| title_sort | anthropometric indicators of obesity in the prediction of high body fat in adolescents |
| topic | Antropometria Distribuição de gordura corporal Estudantes |
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