scholarly journals Body mass index percentiles in adolescents of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and their comparison with international parameters

2010 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Aparecida Zanetti Passos ◽  
Isa de Pádua Cintra ◽  
Lúcia Maria Branco ◽  
Helymar da Costa Machado ◽  
Mauro Fisberg
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Reference Data ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The City

OBJECTIVE: To describe the percentile distribution of body mass index (BMI) in school adolescents, by gender and age, comparing them with international parameters. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The study included 8,020 adolescents aged 10-15 years from 43 schools in the city of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. BMI values of the study sample were distributed in percentiles and compared to international parameters (CDC, Must and cols. and Cole and cols.). RESULTS: Both male and female adolescents aged 10 to 14 years showed BMI cut-offs over the international parameters, especially in the P50-P85 percentile range. At the age of 15, the observed values were very similar to reference data; however, BMI values in the 95th percentile were much higher than international parameters. CONCLUSIONS: The study results show how important it is to use adequate BMI values for Brazilian adolescents aged 10-15 since international parameters may not reflect the actual nutritional status of this group.

scholarly journals The influence of gender and body mass index on the FPI-6 evaluated foot posture of 10- to 14-year-old school children in São Paulo, Brazil: a cross-sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbarah Kelly Gonçalves de Carvalho ◽  
Patrícia Jundi Penha ◽  
Nárima Lívia Jundi Penha ◽  
Rodrigo Mantelatto Andrade ◽  
Ana Paula Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
School Children ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Foot Posture

scholarly journals Contribution of forest species to the floristic composition of a forested savanna in southeastern Brazil

2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 763-774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Henrique Ongaro Pinheiro ◽  
Reinaldo Monteiro
Keyword(s):  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Forest Species ◽  
Shrub Species ◽  
The City

Based on studies of floristic lists the contribution of forest tree and shrub species in a forested savanna area in the city of Bauru, State of São Paulo, and in 14 different places sheltering cerrado sensu stricto and cerradão in Brazil is defined as the evidence of forest species causing a change of cerrado heterogeneity. The percentages of occurrence of forest species in the locations analyzed varied from zero to 4.5%. The proximity of different forest matrices, the occurrence of fires and the inclusion criteria used were some of the factors that may have influenced such variation.

scholarly journals PS-356 Association Between Maternal Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index And Size At Birth In RibeirÃo Preto, SÃo Paulo, Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 99 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. A240.2-A240
Author(s):  
KSD Trombe ◽  
H Bettiol ◽  
RC Cavalli ◽  
MRP Gutierrez ◽  
MA Barbieri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Size At Birth

scholarly journals Obesity and Places Where People Living in Sao Paulo City, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Paulo dos Anjos Souza Barbosa Barbosa ◽  
Breno Souza Aguiar ◽  
Marcelo Antunes Failla ◽  
Ligia Vizeu Barrozo ◽  
Regina Mara Fisberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Capita Income ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
High Income ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Per Capita Income ◽  
The North ◽  
Per Capita

Abstract Background The built environment characteristics and urban form can influence health outcomes like obesity in people living in high-income countries. However, there are few studies in megacities from middle-high income countries like Brazil in which the built environment has been modified and obesity has been growing slightly. Therefore, the objectives of this study were: 1) to describe the body mass index (BMI) and obesity in different health administrative areas in Sao Paulo; 2) to investigate the association between BMI and obesity with the places where people lived according to social and demographics variables, health variables, built environment, and family per capita income. Methods This was a cross-sectional study that used the Sao Paulo Health Survey dataset (2015) with 3,145 individuals (18 years or older). The weight and height were self-reported and was calculated the BMI. Residential locations were geocoded, types and the mix of destinations were calculated in 500m buffers. We used multilevel models to examine the association between BMI and obesity with the places where the people lived. Results The Midwest region showed the highest mean of the mix of destinations than other areas and the lowest prevalence of overweight and obesity. The BMI was higher for people that lived in North, Southeast, South, and East than Midwest after adjusted. Individuals that lived in North (OR=1.69 CI95% 1.18-2.43) and Southeast (OR=1.66 CI 95%1.17-2.37) had increased the likelihood for obesity compared with Midwest after adjusted by social and demographic variables, physical activity level, mix of destinations, and family per capita income. Conclusion This study found that individuals that lived in the North, Southeast, South, and East had higher BMI than people who lived in Midwest, and people that lived in the North and Southeast had increased the likelihood of obesity compared with the Midwest area. The place where people living can influence BMI and obesity in megacities like Sao Paulo, Brazil. Key words: Body Mass Index, Obesity, Built Environment, Multilevel analysis.

scholarly journals Osteoporotic fractures of proximal femur: clinical and epidemiological features in a population of the city of São Paulo

2001 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Claudia Ramalho ◽  
Marise Lazaretti-Castro ◽  
Omar Hauache ◽  
José Gilberto Vieira ◽  
Edmilson Takata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Proximal Femur ◽  
Femur Fracture ◽  
Osteoporotic Fractures ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Proximal Femur Fracture ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
History Of

CONTEXT: It is believed that about 25% of menopausal women in the USA will exhibit some kind of fracture as a consequence of osteoporosis. Fractures of the proximal femur are associated with a greater number of deaths and disabilities and higher medical expenses than all the other osteoporotic fractures together. OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical and epidemiological features of patients with proximal femur fracture in hospitals in São Paulo. DESIGN: Transversal and retrospective study. LOCAL: Hospital São Paulo and Hospital Servidor Público Estadual "Francisco Morato Oliveira". PARTICIPANTS: Patients aged sixty-five years or more hospitalized because of proximal femur fracture, from March to November 1996 (N = 73). This group was compared to patients of the same age without fracture of the proximal femur. INTERVENTION: Evaluation of weight, height, body mass index; lifestyle habits (physical activity at home, ingestion of dairy calcium, drinking of coffee, smoking habit), gynecological history (ages at menarche and menopause, number of pregnancies and lactations), previous morbidity, use of medications, history of previous fractures, family history of osteoporosis. MEASUREMENT: The comparison of the different data regarding lifestyle habits between the two groups was made using the chi-squared test. Other data were analyzed using the Mann -- Whitney test. P £ 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: We noted a predominance of proximal femur fracture among females in relation to males (a female/male ratio of 3.3:1) with a progressive increase in the frequency of proximal femur fracture with age in both sexes. The group with proximal femur fracture, in comparison with the control group, showed a lower body mass index, less physical activity, and a greater number of pregnancies and lactations. Other data were not different. CONCLUSION: In accordance with the literature, we found a predomination of proximal femur fracture in women in relation to men, and a favorable effect of higher body mass index and physical activity for decreasing the frequency of proximal femur fracture. We also discuss the role of pregnancies and lactation on the frequency of proximal femur fracture.

scholarly journals Validation and calibration of self-reported weight and height from individuals in the city of São Paulo

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 735-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Martins de Carvalho ◽  
Lívia Gonçalves Piovezan ◽  
Soraya Sant´Ana de Castro Selem ◽  
Regina Mara Fisberg ◽  
Dirce Maria Lobo Marchioni
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Body Mass Index Data ◽  
Calibration Coefficients

Objective: To evaluate the validity of self-reported weight and height measurements among residents of São Paulo, as well as the accuracy of these measurements for determining nutritional status, and to present calibration coefficients. Methods: A cross-sectional, population-based study was performed with a sample of 299 adolescents, adults and elderly of both genders, in São Paulo in 2008. Bland-Altman difference plot and intraclass correlation were used to determine agreement between measured and self-reported parameters. Sensitivity and specificity were assessed for overweight, and calibration coefficients were estimated for correction of weight, height and body mass index data. Results: The intraclass correlation was high between self-reported and measured parameters for weight (r > 0,94) and body mass index (BMI) (r > 0,85). The agreement between measured and self-reported weight, height and BMI was good. Sensibility was > 91% and specificity was > 83%. Conclusion: Self-reported weight measurements can substitute measured parameters in this population, in both genders and in the age groups studied. Self-reported height measurements should be used with caution. Calibration coefficients can be used to adjust self-reported measurements.

scholarly journals Relação entre equilíbrio dinâmico e índice de massa corporal em crianças (Relación entre el equilibrio dinámico y índice de masa corporal en niños) (Relaytion between dynamic balance and body mass index in children)

Retos ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 162-165
Author(s):  
Danilo Cesar Machado ◽  
Jessica Reis Buratti ◽  
Luiz Marcelo Ribeiro da Luz ◽  
Marcelo Braz Vieira ◽  
Decio Roberto Calegari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Overweight Children ◽  
Balance Beam ◽  
Significance Level

Resumo. O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar a relação entre o Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC) e o equilíbrio dinâmico em 98 escolares com idade entre 6 e 9 anos do município de Campinas, São Paulo. O equilíbrio dinâmico foi avaliado através da Trave de Equilíbrio (EQ) do teste Köperkoordination Test für Kinder (KTK). Para análise estatística, foi aplicado o teste de MannWhitney para verificar diferenças entre sexos, Kruskall-Wallis para diferenças entre as classificações do peso e equilíbrio, e Spearman para correlação entre IMC e equilíbrio, sendo adotado nível de significância de 5%. Os resultados demonstraram que as meninas apresentaram melhor equilíbrio do que os meninos, baixa correlação negativa entre IMC e equilíbrio na maioria das idades e melhores resultados de equilíbrio nas crianças com sobrepeso, seguido de crianças com peso normal e obesas, em ambos os sexos, apontando que indivíduos obesos se apresentam com maior deficiência no equilíbrio dinâmico.Resumen. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la relación entre el Índice de Masa Corporal (IMC) y el Equilibrio Dinámico en 98 escolares con edad entre 6 y 9 años, de la ciudad de Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil. El equilibrio dinámico se evaluó mediante el Test de la Trabe de Equilibrio (EQ), que hace parte del test Köperkoordination Test für Kinder (KTK). Para el análisis estadístico, se utilizó la prueba de Mann Whitney para verificar las diferencias entre los géneros, Kruskall-Wallis para las diferencias entre las clasificaciones del peso y el equilibrio, y Spearman para correlación entre IMC y equilibrio, siendo adoptado nivel de significancia de 5%. Los resultados mostraran que las niñas tenían mejor equilibrio que los niños, correlación negativa entre el IMC y el equilibrio en la mayoría de las edades y mejores resultados del equilibrio en niños con sobrepeso, seguido de los niños con peso normal y obesos, en ambos los géneros, señalando que individuos obesos se presentan con mayores deficiencias en el equilibrio dinámico.Abstract. The objective of the present study was to analyze the relation between Body Mass Index (BMI) and dynamic balance in 98 schoolchildren with age between 6 and 9 years in Campinas, Sao Paulo. Dynamic balance was assessed by the Balance Beam (BB) of Köperkoordination Test für Kinder (KTK). For statistical analysis, The Mann Whitney test was applied to verify differences between sexes, Kruskal-Wallis for differences between weight classifications and balance, and Spearman for correlation between BMI and balance, with significance level of 5%. The results demonstrated that girls had better balance than boys, as well as low negative correlation between BMI and balance in most age groups. Also, overweight children obtained better results in balance compared to children with normal weight and obese children in both genders. In addition, obese individuals present worse dynamic balance.

scholarly journals Reference Bioelectrical Impedance Values for Children of Normal Body Mass Index in Southeastern Brazil

2020 ◽  
pp. 7-17
Author(s):  
Cristina Malzoni Ferreira Mangia ◽  
Alexandre Carneluti ◽  
Maria Cristina Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Reference Values ◽  
Bioelectrical Impedance ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Normal Body Mass Index ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Normal Body

Background: Bioelectrical analysis measures two bioelectrical vectors: Resistance (R) and reactance (Xc). Resistance is the pure opposition of a biological conductor to the flow of an alternating current through the intra and extra-cellular ionic solution and it is inversely related to the dynamics of body fluids and body composition. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the reference values of the indexes bioelectrical impedance (BI) for children of normal body mass index in southeastern Brazil of middle-income country. Methods: Two hundred eighty-one children with normal body mass index were included in the study (135 female and 146 male), aged 4 to 129 months, selected from federal public urban school in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, where bioelectrical impedance values resistance (R) and reactance (Xc) values were measured in order to establish reference values of these parameters. Results: The anthropometric variables, body mass index, z-scores and bioelectrical impedance parameters were evaluated. For both genders, the mean and standard deviation of anthropometric variables were: age (months): 73.42 ± 34.65; weight (kg): 23.5 ± 9.46; height (m): 1.16±0.22; BMI (kg/m2): 16.65±1,75; Xc (ohms): 63.92±9.6; R (ohms): 749±75.26. For analysis, the children were stratified into three groups for each gender, being divided by ages: 4 to 23 months; 24 to 71 months and 72 to 129 months. Linear regression analysis showed R had a significant progressive decrease with age (p=0.0003) while Xc had a progressive increase (p=0.0065) with age increase. We analyzed by multiple regression the associations between R and Xc with anthropometric variables by age group to establish the reference values, confidence intervals and the tolerance limits for a new individual observation. Conclusion: The BI reference values were established, in a field where there is a relative lack of publications, and we collected relevant information about resistance and reactance in a population of middle income setting that could be used in epidemiologic studies and could be used reference value in children with altered body composition.

scholarly journals CONICITY INDEX, BODY MASS INDEX AND ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES (WAIST, WAIST/HIP AND NECK CIRCUMFERENCES) AS INDICATORS OF OBESITY IN ADOLESCENTS FROM SÃO PAULO

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Aparecida Zanetti Passos ◽  
Gerson Luis de Moraes Ferrari ◽  
Eliana Vellozo ◽  
Maria Sylvia de Souza Vitalle
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Conicity Index
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