Variation of BMI and anthropometric indicators of abdominal obesity in Brazilian adolescents from public schools, 2003–2008

The aim of the present study was to compare BMI and anthropometric indicators of abdominal obesity in Brazilian adolescents from public schools between 2003 and 2008. A comparison of anthropometric indicators in adolescents was done based on two cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2003 (n 530) and...

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Published in:Public health nutrition 2014-02, Vol.17 (2), p.345-352
Main Authors: Barros, Erica G, Pereira, Rosangela A, Sichieri, Rosely, da Veiga, Gloria V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adolescent
Adolescents
Age groups
Biological and medical sciences
Body Height
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Brazil - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Metropolitan areas
Miscellaneous
Nutrition and Health
Obesity
Obesity, Abdominal - epidemiology
Overweight
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Public schools
Response rates
Schools
Software packages
Students
Teenagers
Trends
Waist Circumference
Waist-Hip Ratio
Young Adult
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Summary:The aim of the present study was to compare BMI and anthropometric indicators of abdominal obesity in Brazilian adolescents from public schools between 2003 and 2008. A comparison of anthropometric indicators in adolescents was done based on two cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2003 (n 530) and in 2008 (n 498). BMI (= weight/height2), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) were evaluated. The age-adjusted means were compared between the two studies by linear regression and the percentile values were compared by quantile regression. A P value
ISSN:1368-9800
1475-2727
DOI:10.1017/S1368980012005198