INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate different clusters of anthropometric indicators (body mass index | BMI |, waist circumference | WC |, waist-to-height ratio | WHtR |, triceps skinfold |TR SF|, subscapular skinfold |SE SF|, sum of the triceps and subscapular skinfolds | ΣTR + SE |, and sum of the triceps, subscapular and suprailiac folds | ΣTR + SE + SI|) associated with the VO...

Malnutrition remains a widespread problem in developing countries, in particular among the poorest and most vulnerable segments of the population. Malnutrition is typically caused by a combination of inadequate food intake and infection which impairs the body’s ability to absorb or assimilate food. It is an important cause of low birth weight, brain damage and other birth defects, and contribut...

OBJECTIVE To conduct a systematic review of the literature on the ability of anthropometric indicators to predict clustered cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRF) in children and adolescents. DATA SOURCE Studies published from June 1st, 2011 to May 31st, 2016 in the PubMed, SciELO and LILACS databases were analyzed. The research was based on keywords derived from the terms "anthropometric indica...

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...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the predictive capacity of anthropometric indicators and their cut-off values for dyslipidemia screening in children and adolescents. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study involving 1139 children and adolescents, of both sexes, aged 6-18 years. Body weight, height, waist circumference, subscapular, and triceps skinfold thickness were measured. The body mass index and w...

background: obesity is a significant risk factor for metabolic disorders including increase in blood pressure. body mass index (bmi), waist circumference (wc) and waist/hip ratio (whr) are simple and effective indicators of obe­sity. the objectives of this study were to examine the relationships between obesity anthropometric indicators and hy­pertension and to identify the best anthropometric ...

BACKGROUND Walking for exercise remains the most frequently reported leisure-time activity, likely because it is simple, inexpensive, and easily incorporated into most people's lifestyle. Pedometers are simple, convenient, and economical tools that can be used to quantify step-determined physical activity. Few studies have attempted to define the direct relationship between dynamic changes in p...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between anthropometric variables with blood glucose and lipid concentrations in different stages of hypertension and evaluate the risk factors involved in progression of pre-hypertension stage in to clinical hypertension stage-1. STUDY DESIGN Case-control study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and General Pract...

BACKGROUND It is not clear which is the best anthropometric indicator to predict metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adolescents. Our objective was to identify the predictive power, with respective cut-off points, of anthropometric indicators associated with the quantity and distribution of body fat for the presence of MetS and to determine the strength of the association between the proposed cut-off ...