title: [Anthropometric indicators of obesity in the prediction of high body fat in adolescents].
abstract: 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: body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and conicity index (C-Index). Body fat percentage, estimated by the Slaughter et al equation, was used as the reference method. Descriptive statistics, U Mann-Whitney test, and ROC curve were used for data analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the four anthropometric indicators studied, BMI, WHtR and WC had the largest areas under the ROC curve in relation to relative high body fat in both genders. The cutoffs for boys and girls, respectively, associated with high body fat were BMI 22.7 and 20.1 kg/m(2), WHtR 0.43 and 0.41, WC 75.7 and 67.7 cm and C-Index 1.12 and 1.06.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Anthropometric indicators can be used in screening for identification of body fat in adolescents, because they are simple, have low cost and are non-invasive.
authors: Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (Udesc), Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. Electronic address: andreia.pelegrini@udesc.br.
authors: Andreia
authors: A
authors: Pelegrini
authors: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.
authors: Diego Augusto Santos
authors: DA
authors: Silva
authors: Faculdade Leão Sampaio (Fals), Juazeiro do Norte, CE, Brasil.
authors: João Marcos Ferreira de Lima
authors: JM
authors: Silva
authors: Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina (Unoesc), Joaçaba, SC, Brasil.
authors: Leoberto
authors: L
authors: Grigollo
authors: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.
authors: Edio Luiz
authors: EL
authors: Petroski
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000293:Adolescent; D001837:Body Weights and Measures; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Anthropometry; Antropometria; Body fat distribution; Distribuição de gordura corporal; Estudantes; Students
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