Sensitivity and specificity of overweight classification of adolescents, Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence, sensitivity and specificity of two risk classifications of obesity based on the body mass index (BMI). METHODS: Five-hundred and two adolescents, aged 12-18 years, participants of a health and nutrition survey conducted in 1996 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Br...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2003 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositorio: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/31575 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/31575 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Obesidade^i1^sepidemiolo Adolescência Índice de massa corporal Sensibilidade e especificidade Prevalência Antropometria Obesity^i2^sepidemiol Adolescence Body mass index Sensitivity and specificity Prevalence Anthropometry |
| Resumo: | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence, sensitivity and specificity of two risk classifications of obesity based on the body mass index (BMI). METHODS: Five-hundred and two adolescents, aged 12-18 years, participants of a health and nutrition survey conducted in 1996 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were evaluated. The study variables included: weight, stature, BMI, and subscapular skinfold, according to sex and age. The BMI classifications were compared to a fatness classification based on the 90th percentile of subscapular skinfold thickness in American adolescents. RESULTS: The prevalence of risk of obesity was higher when using the subscapular skinfold measurement (p |
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