Relationship between waist circumference and nutritional status, lipid profile and blood pressure in low socioeconomic level pre-school children

To evaluate anthropometric data, blood lipid levels, blood pressure (BP) and waist circumference (WC) in preschool children. To relate WC with blood lipid levels and BP in obese and non-obese children. In a transversal study we investigated 65 preschool children of low socioeconomic level in Santo A...

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Published in:Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia 2006-08, Vol.87 (2), p.153-158
Main Authors: Sarni, Roseli Saccardo, de Souza, Fabíola Isabel Suano, Schoeps, Denise de Oliveira, Catherino, Priscila, de Oliveira, Maria Carolina Cozzi Pires, Pessotti, Cristiane Félix Ximenes, Kochi, Cristiane, Colugnati, Fernando Antonio Basile
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Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Biomarkers
Blood Pressure - physiology
Body Mass Index
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Lipids - blood
Male
Nutritional Status
Obesity - blood
Obesity - diagnosis
Predictive Value of Tests
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Waist-Hip Ratio
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Summary:To evaluate anthropometric data, blood lipid levels, blood pressure (BP) and waist circumference (WC) in preschool children. To relate WC with blood lipid levels and BP in obese and non-obese children. In a transversal study we investigated 65 preschool children of low socioeconomic level in Santo André, São Paulo. The evaluation consisted of BP measurement (Task Force, 1996), weight (W), height (H) expressed as z score (WHO, 1995) and body mass index (BMI), triglycerides, total and fractions of cholesterol blood levels (Kwiterovich and AHA). Fisher test and correlations. We observed high BP and lipid levels unrelated to nutritional status. WC was significantly and positively correlated to BMI and ZWH (r = 0.87 and r = 0.83, respectively). Using as a cut-off 75 percentile of WC we found an accuracy of 89.1% with 87.2% specificity and 70.6% sensitivity and predictive value (+) 66.7% and (-) 66.7%. There was no relationship between WC and lipid and BP levels. WC showed direct correlation with anthropometric indexes commonly used and in preschool children wasn't predictor of cardiovascular risk.
ISSN:0066-782X