Publicação

Body mass index and abdominal circumference among teens in the countryside of Piauí, Brazil

Detalhes bibliográficos
Resumo:	Anthropometric techniques, establishing the diagnosis of overweight / obesity as body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), are increasingly important. With this research we aimed to learn about BMI and relate it to the WC of adolescent students in two institutions in Piaui. This descriptive cross-sectional study of quantitative prevalence. It carried out in two public schools in Picos - PI with 145 adolescents aged between 12 and 18 years for both sexes. Data collection was performed through a form from the months of August to December 2010. The prevalence of overweight was 3.7%. Overweight was significantly associated with increased WC (<0.0001). These results emphasize the relevance of conducting prevention and control of excess weight so that the health of adolescents should be maintained.
Autores principais:	Moura, Ionara Holanda de
Outros Autores:	Costa, Jonathan Veloso; Leal, Loisláyne Barros; Araújo, Diego Santos de; Silva, Ana Roberta Vilarouca da; Almeida, Paulo César de
Assunto:	Adolescent health Abdominal Circumference Body Mass Index.
Ano:	2012
País:	Brasil
Tipo de documento:	artigo
Tipo de acesso:	unknown
Instituição associada:	IBICT
Idioma:	inglês
Origem:	Oasisbr

Descrição
Resumo:	Anthropometric techniques, establishing the diagnosis of overweight / obesity as body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), are increasingly important. With this research we aimed to learn about BMI and relate it to the WC of adolescent students in two institutions in Piaui. This descriptive cross-sectional study of quantitative prevalence. It carried out in two public schools in Picos - PI with 145 adolescents aged between 12 and 18 years for both sexes. Data collection was performed through a form from the months of August to December 2010. The prevalence of overweight was 3.7%. Overweight was significantly associated with increased WC (<0.0001). These results emphasize the relevance of conducting prevention and control of excess weight so that the health of adolescents should be maintained.

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