Body mass index and abdominal circumference among teens in the countryside of Piauí, Brazil
| Autor: | Ionara Holanda de Moura, Jonathan Veloso Costa, Loisláyne Barros Leal, Diego Santos de Araújo, Ana Roberta Vilarouca da Silva, Paulo César de Almeida |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Rev Rene, Vol 13, Iss 2 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1517-3852 2175-6783 |
| Popis: | 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 ( |
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