Author(s): Lauria, Márcio Weissheimer ; Moreira, Lívia Maria Pinheiro ; Coelho, George Luiz Lins Machado ; Nascimento Neto, Raimundo Marques do ; Soares, Maria Marta Sarquis ; Ramos, Adauto Versiani
Date: 2017
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Body mass index; Waist circumference; Obesity
Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are the most used anthropometric measures to identify obesity. While BMI is considered to be a simple and accurate estimate of general adiposity, WC is an alternative surrogate measure of visceral obesity. However, WC is subject to significant inter-examiner variation. The aim of the present study was to correlate BMI and WC measures in a group of Brazilian adults to determine the most accurate BMI values for predicting abnormal WC.
