Results: 51

Índice Peso Circunferencia de Cintura como indicador complementario de sobrepeso y obesidad en diferentes grupos de sujetos
Weight Waist Circumference Index as a complementary indicator of overweight and obesity in different groups of subjects

En este estudio se compara el Índice de Peso-Circunferencia de Cintura (IPCC), con los indicadores Índice de Masa Corporal (IMC), Índice Cintura-Talla (ICT) y Porcentaje de Grasa Corporal (%GC), en tres grupos de sujetos para determinar que tan eficiente resulta en el diagnósticoo de sobrepeso y obes...

Relación entre indicadores antropométricos y masa grasa medida por deuterio en escolares costarricenses

El propósito de este estudio fue identificar la relación entre la masa grasa expresada como porcentaje de grasa corporal (%GC) medida por el método de deuterio (D2O) e indicadores antropométricos en escolares costarricenses. Se trata de un estudio descriptivo transversal en el que participaron 54 ni...

Association of measures of central fat accumulation indices with body fat distribution and metabolic, hormonal, and inflammatory parameters in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the associations among visceral adiposity index (VAI), lipid accumulation product (LAP), body fat percentage (%), and android/gynoid ratio (A/G ratio) in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and verify if the parameters representative of visceral obesity correla...

Body fat percentage is better than indicators of weight status to identify children and adolescents with unfavorable lipid profile

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (1), 2019
Abstract Objective: To assess whether the indicators of weight status body mass index and waist-to-height ratio are similar to body fat percentage to identify obese children and adolescents with unfavorable lipid profile. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 840 children and adolescents ...

Perfil lipídico de adolescentes eutróficos e com excesso de peso do município de Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais

HU Rev. (Online); 45 (3), 2019
Introdução: O excesso de gordura corporal está relacionado com as alterações no perfil lipídico, que, por sua vez, é considerado um importante fator de risco para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis. Objetivo: avaliar o estado nutricional, a composição corporal e verificar a associação...

Body fat percentage in adolescents from Curitiba-PR metropolitan region: reference data using LMS method

Abstract Percentile indicators, aided in its development by biomedical engineering, relative to body fat distribution in adolescents are able to help health professionals in better diagnosing overweight and obesity. The aim of this study was to calculate percentile values to body fat in adolescents aged ...

Anthropometric Parameters: Obesity and Metabolic Risks for Non-communicable Diseases among Adolescent Swimmers

West Indian med. j; 67 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess obesity and metabolic risks for non-communicable diseases among adolescent swimmers. Methods: A cohort of 220 swimmers was selected at their respective swimming clubs via quota sampling and measured using various anthropometric parameters, which were then compared with sta...

Avaliação de parâmetros metabólicos e marcadores de doença cardiovascular subclínica em novas usuárias não obesas do contraceptivo de acetato de medroxiprogesterona de depósito

Resumo: As doenças cardiovasculares (DCV) estão entre as principais causas de mortalidade global. Nos Estados Unidos as taxas de mortalidade por DCV em mulheres nas faixas de idade de 35-54 anos não têm mostrado a redução esperada. O numero de mulheres nos estudos ainda é pequeno e falta conhecime...

Cardiovascular risk and use of conicity index in patients submitted to autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the prevalence of overweight and the use of conicity index for cardiovascular risk assessment in individuals submitted to autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Methods The sample comprised 91 patients of both sexes, who underwent autologous hematopoietic stem...

Estudio comparativo del porcentaje de grasa corporal en niños y adolescentes de tres ciudades de Venezuela: 2008 - 2010
Comparative study of the percentage of body fat in children and adolescents in three cities of Venezuela: 2008-2010

Rev. Inst. Nac. Hig; 49 (2), 2018
Introducción: El aumento de sobrepeso y obesidad en niños, conlleva a la necesidad de mantener un peso saludable, porque puede repercutir en su salud futura. El objetivo es analizar el porcentaje de grasa, a través de varios indicadores. Materiales y Métodos: estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo y corr...