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Body fat percentage is better than indicators of weight status to identify chil...
Oliosa,Polyana Romano; Zaniqueli,Divanei; Alvim,Rafael de Oliveira; Barbosa,Miriam Carmo Rodrigues; Mill,José GeraldoAbstract Objective: To assess whether the indicators of weight status body mass index and waist-to-height ratio are similar to body fat percentage to identify obese children and adolescents with unfavorable lipid profile. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 840 children and adolescents (6–18 years). The same individuals were classified as non-obese (<P95) or obese (≥P95) according to body fat pe...
Relação entre composição corporal e dislipidemias em crianças e adolescentes
Oliosa,Polyana Romano; Zaniqueli,Divanei dos Anjos; Barbosa,Míriam Carmo Rodrigues; Mill,José GeraldoResumo Verificou-se a relação entre diferentes índices antropométricos e os lipídios plasmáticos. Os dados foram coletados de 2014 a 2016 em 854 escolares (6-18 anos). Foram aferidas a circunferência da cintura (CC), o percentual de gordura corporal (%G) por bioimpedância, o índice de massa corporal (IMC) e relação da cintura/estatura (RCE). Em sangue coletado em jejum mediu-se o colesterol total (CT), HDLc, e ...
Lipid disorders among Black Africans non-users of lipid-lowering medication
Borgo,Mariana Veronez; Baldo,Marcelo Perim; Alvim,Rafael de Oliveira; Zaniqueli,Divanei; Capingana,Daniel Pires; Magalhães,PedroABSTRACT Objective: Angola is a sub-Saharan African country where the population has scarce access to lipidlowering medication. We sought to determine the frequency of lipid disorders among Angolan nonusers of lipid-lowering medication. Material and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in a sample of 604 workers from the public sector. Blood pressure and anthropometric data were measured...