title: Anthropometric Indicators in Hypertriglyceridemia Discrimination: Application as Screening Tools in Older Adults.
abstract: The use of anthropometric indicators as discriminators of hypertriglyceridemia has not been thoroughly investigated. The purpose of this article is to comparatively evaluate anthropometric indicators as discriminators of hypertriglyceridemia in older Brazilian adults.
  
  
  
  This cross-sectional study derived from population-based epidemiological research involving 316 community-dwelling older adults (60-105 years old).
  
  
  
  Except for the conicity index and the body adiposity index in the group of women, all other anthropometric indicators (i. e., body mass index, waist and calf circumferences, triceps skinfold thickness, and waist-stature and waist-hip ratios) were sufficient to identify hypertriglyceridemia in the population.
  
  
  
  We endorse anthropometric indicators for use in screening for hypertriglyceridemia in older Brazilian adults.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Estudos em Epidemiologia do Envelhecimento, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Jequié, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos Alencar Souza Alves
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Júnior
authors.forename: Raildo da Silva
authors.initials: Rda S
authors.lastname: Coqueiro
authors.forename: José Ailton Oliveira
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Aline Rodrigues
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Amélia Cristina Mendes
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: de Magalhães
authors.forename: Márcio Vasconcelos
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Marcos Henrique
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Fernandes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000886:Anthropometry; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors