Self-rated hypertension and anthropometric indicators of body fat in elderly

ABSTRACT Background: The study of body composition in patient candidates for bariatric surgery is directly related to the increase and distribution of body fat in the development of cardiovascular disease. Aim: To correlate anthropometric indicators and bioelectrical impedance in the assessment of body fat in female candidates for bariatric surgery. Methods: Cross-sectional, observational study of 88 women. The weight, height, body mass index and waist circumference data were evaluated in the anthropometric analysis. The body fat was determinate by bioelectrical impedance conducted according to the manufacturer´s recommended technique with a specific severe obesity formula. The patients were divided into two subgroups according to the average waist circumference and body mass index for better analysis of the results. Results: The group had a mean age of 39.7 years (±7.2), average weight of 125.6 kg (±16.2), mean body mass index of 48.7 kg/m2 (±6.4) and the mean waist circumference 137.6 cm (±12.4). Negative and significant relationship between BMI values waist circumference and resistance obtained by bioelectrical impedance were found. By analyzing the two groups the mean BMI and waist circumference, a significant relationship was observed, ie, the higher the degree of obesity less resistance was obtained by bioelectrical impedance. The higher is the obesity the lower is value found for resistance. Conclusion: The increase of anthropometric indicators (BMI and waist circumference) determined reduction in resistance and reactance obtained by bioelectrical impedance analysis in obese women candidates to bariatric surgery.

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Meal habits and anthropometric indicators in adolescents from public and private schools of the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro

Revista de Nutrição ◽

10.1590/1678-98652018000100004 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 35-47

Author(s):

Mara Lima DE CNOP ◽

Luana Silva MONTEIRO ◽

Paulo Rogério Melo RODRIGUES ◽

Camilla Chermont Prochnik ESTIMA ◽

Gloria Valeria da VEIGA ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Fat ◽

Private Schools ◽

Body Fat Percentage ◽

Fat Percentage ◽

Height Ratio ◽

Public And Private ◽

Anthropometric Indicators ◽

Waist To Height Ratio ◽

Consumption Profile ◽

Meal Consumption

ABSTRACT Objective To describe meal consumption habits and assess their associations with anthropometric indicators. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed on 1,749 elementary and high school students from public and private schools in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (mean age=15.3 years), who were selected for the baseline of the Longitudinal Study for Nutritional Assessment of Adolescents. Meal habits and meals consumed in the company of parents were assessed using a self-administered questionnaire. The consumption of the main meals was categorized as regular (daily) or irregular (≤6 times a week). The meal consumption profile was considered either satisfactory (breakfast, lunch, and dinner consumed on a daily basis) or unsatisfactory. Body Mass Index, waist-to-height ratio, and body fat percentage were calculated. The association between meal consumption habits and anthropometric indicators was estimated using multivariate logistic regression models, adjusted for age and sex and stratified according to the type of school. Results Regular lunch consumption was more frequent among private schools students, who also had higher frequency of eating dinner irregularly. Among students from private schools, the unsatisfactory meal consumption profile and irregular meal habits were associated with being overweight, having a high waist-to-height ratio, and increased body fat percentage. Among students from public schools, it was observed association between being overweight with irregular breakfast habits. Conclusion In adolescents, the association between meal habits and weight status may be modulated by socioeconomic condition.

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Propriedade diagnóstica dos indicadores antropométricos na predição do excesso de gordura corporal estimado por meio do DXA em mulheres hipertensas

Brazilian Journal of Kinanthropometry and Human Performance ◽

10.5007/1980-0037.2017v19n3p299 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 299

Author(s):

Camila Tomicki ◽

Aline Mendes Gerage ◽

Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias ◽

Diego Augusto Santos Silva ◽

Tânia Rosane Bertoldo Benedetti

Keyword(s):

Body Fat ◽

Roc Curve ◽

Reference Method ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Height Ratio ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Anthropometric Indicators ◽

Waist To Height Ratio ◽

Total Fat ◽

Conicity Index

Excess body fat is an important risk factor for the development of arterial hypertension. The aim of this study was to verify the diagnostic performance of anthropometric indicators in the prediction of excess body fat estimated by Dual-energy Radiometric Absorptiometry (DXA) in hypertensive women. A cross-sectional study with 71 hypertensive women (57.9 ± 10.1 years; 77.8 ± 15.1 kg; 156.8 ± 5.2 cm) was carried out. he anthropometric indicators analyzed were: Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist Circumference (WC), Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR), Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR) and Conicity Index (C Index). Body fat measured by DXA was used as the reference method. Descriptive statistics and ROC curve were used for data analysis. Comparing the anthropometric indicators with the percentage of total fat estimated by DXA, signiicant diferences were observed in BMI, WC and WHR (P <0.05). In relation to the percentage of trunk fat, a diference was identiied in BMI and WC (P <0.05). Among the anthropometric indicators analyzed, BMI (0.83), WC (0.79) and WHtR (0.80) had the largest areas under the ROC curve in relation to excess body fat determined by DXA. he cutof points were conservative in relation to those suggested in literature. Anthropometric indicators BMI (24.72 kg/m²), WC (87.81 cm) and WHtR (0.55) can be adopted in the evaluation of excess body fat in hypertensive women, since they demonstrated to be good predictors when confronted with DXA.

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Sex-Mediated Differences Among University Students Performing Extreme Physical Activity During the 3-Minute Burpee Test

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism ◽

10.2478/pjst-2019-0011 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 27-33

Author(s):

Robert Podstawski ◽

Piotr Żurek ◽

Cain C.T. Clark ◽

Ferenc Ihash ◽

Zhanneta Kozina ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

University Students ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Body Fat ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Physiological Parameters ◽

Anthropometric Indicators ◽

Motor Fitness ◽

Endurance Strength ◽

Fitness Levels

Abstract Introduction. The aim of this study was to evaluate sex differences in anthropometric indicators, body composition, physical fitness, and physiological parameters in young women and men performing extremely strenuous exercise during the 3-Minute Burpee Test (3-MBT). Post-exercise recovery during a 6-minute break was determined in the tested subjects. Material and methods. Ninety-six university students volunteered to take part in this study (45 women aged 20.05 ± 1.81 years and 51 men aged 20.20 ± 2.71 years). Endurance-strength abilities were determined during the 3-MBT motor fitness test, and body composition was determined with an InBody720 analyser. Data were analysed using a Mann-Whitney U test, with statistical significance accepted at p ≤ 0.05. Results. The anthropometric indicators, body composition parameters, physical fitness levels (47.22 cycles/3 min), and physiological parameters measured during the 3-MBT were significantly higher in men (VO2avg – 41.57 mL/kg/min, VO2max – 49.67 mL/kg/min, EPOCavg – 11.02mL/kg, and EPOCpeak – 27.84mL/kg) than in women. Women were characterised by significantly higher (p < 0.05) body fat mass (BFM = 18.80 kg) and percent body fat (PBF 28.26%) than men. Conclusions. Male subjects were characterised by higher values of anthropometric indicators, body composition parameters (excluding body fat), motor fitness levels, and physiological parameters than women, and endurance-strength abilities were 23.75% higher, on average, in men than women.

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Anthropometric measures associated with fat mass estimation in children and adolescents with HIV

Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism ◽

10.1139/apnm-2018-0230 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 44 (5) ◽

pp. 493-498

Author(s):

Carlos A.S. Alves Junior ◽

Luiz Rodrigo Augustemak de Lima ◽

Michele Caroline de Souza ◽

Diego Augusto Santos Silva

Keyword(s):

Children And Adolescents ◽

Body Fat ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Body Fat Percentage ◽

Fat Percentage ◽

Anthropometric Measures ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Air Displacement Plethysmography ◽

Anthropometric Indicators

To verify the association between anthropometric indicators and body fat percentage estimated by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and air displacement plethysmography (ADP) in children and adolescents diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This cross-sectional study was carried out with 62 children and adolescents with HIV (aged 8 to 15 years). Body fat percentage was estimated by DXA and ADP. Anthropometric indicators were skinfolds (abdominal, triceps, subscapular, calf), perimeter relaxed arm (PRA), waist circumference (WC), perimeter neck, body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio, conicity index, and body adiposity index. Linear regressions were performed with 5% significance level. In boys (adjusted R2 (R2adj) = 0.38 to R2adj = 0.67) and girls (R2adj = 0.41 to R2adj = 0.57), all anthropometric indicators were associated with body fat percentage estimated by DXA. For boys, skinfolds were associated with body fat percentage estimated by ADP (R2adj = 0.18 to R2adj = 0.35). In girls, skinfolds (R2adj = 0.27 to R2adj = 0.44, BMI (R2adj = 0.31), PRA (R2adj = 0.36), and WC (R2adj = 0.26) were associated to body fat percentage by ADP. Abdominal skinfold was the indicator that most explained the variation in body fat percentage measured by DXA and ADP in both sexes. Anthropometric indicators are strongly associated with body fat, measured by reference methods, and can assist health professionals in monitoring the health of children and adolescents with HIV.

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