OBJECTIVE To investigate whether levels of autoantibodies to oxidized LDL (anti-oxLDL) in the plasma of adolescents correlates with their anthropometric measurements and lipid profiles. METHODS The study enrolled 150 adolescents aged between 10 and 15 years, recruited from the obesity clinic at Universidade Federal de São Paulo (SP) and from public schools in Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. Anthropom...

Whole-body bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) was evaluated for its reliability and accuracy in estimating body composition in children. The hypothesis that the index, body height2 divided by resistance (RI), can accurately predict fat-free body mass (FFB) and percent fat (%FAT) in children was tested on 94 caucasian children 10-14 yr old. Criterion variables were FFB and %FAT estimated usi...

The health sector is crucial today. Various medical devices were created to facilitate the work of workers. One them in routine measurement nutritional status by measuring weight and length children under five at Posyandu. Several tools used measure are still working separately, workers calculating manually. purpose this study design a tool that can toddlers using measurements simultaneously ba...

introduction & objective: physical activity (pa) is inversely associated with obesity but the effect has been difficult to quantify using questionnaires. pedometers provide an opportunity to better characterize the association. the aim of present study was to examine the relationship between pedometer-determined pa (steps/day) and anthropometric risk factors of the cardiovascular system (cvs) i...

The aim of the study was to determine a combination of anthropometric variables that would enable better differentiation between benign and malignant ovarian masses. Prospective study has been performed in a two year period in which 208 women with ovarian lesions were analyzed and correlated with histopathologic surgical findings. We examined the relation between self-reported anthropometric an...

UNLABELLED The arterial blood pressure was measured in 1,494 school children (810 boys and 684 girls) 5 to 14 years old who attended 46 schools in the province of Girona. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY to establish the distribution of arterial blood pressure in school children in our community in empirical percentiles according to chronologic and anthropometric variables (age, height, weight and body...

Objective: To evaluate the association of new anthropometric indicators with glycemic control in overweight patients type II diabetes. Methods: The sample consisted 164 diabetic selected for convenience. Demographic, socioeconomic variables and time since diabetes diagnosis were collected using a structured questionnaire. Anthropometric measurements weight, height, waist circumference (WC) hip ...

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of anthropometric and body composition parameters in the prediction of body fat percentage and lipid profile in schoolchildren. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 209 schoolchildren aged between seven and nine years old. The following variables were evaluated: weight, height, body mass index, percentage of body fat, arm and waist circumferences, conicity ind...