Objective: To determine new body mass index (BMI) reference values to classify the nutritional status of children aged six to ten years old from the city of Montes Claros (state of Minas Gerais), Southeast Brazil. Methods: The sample consisted of 3,863 individuals from both genders. Body mass and height were measured to determine the BMI. We adopted the Lambda, Mu, and Sigma (LMS) method to obtain the cut-off points. After that, each stratum curve was smoothed using quartic polynomials by gender. Average interpolation was used to determine the biannual distribution values. We calculated the 3rd, 85th, and 95th centiles to classify underweight, overweight, and obesity, respectively, according to gender and age. Results: After tabulating the LMS parameters at biannual intervals by gender, we plotted a graphic with seven centiles of BMI distribution and calculated the new BMI parameters for children aged 6-10 years old from the city of Montes Claros. The cut-off values for underweight, overweight, and obesity classification were, respectively, 17.5, 25 and 30 kg/m2. Conclusions: For the studied children, the use of traditional BMI references may result in the overestimation of underweight and underestimation of overweight and obesity. Studies should be carried out with periodic updates, respecting the characteristics of each location in order to use BMI reference values to classify the nutritional status of children and adolescents.
Este artigo discute os temas das dissertações produzidas na linha de pesquisa intitulada “Educação e tecnologia aplicadas em instituições educacionais” do mestrado em educação da Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri – UFVJM –, no período correspondente ao segundo semestre de 2019 a 2020. A pesquisa dos textos ocorreu no Banco de Dissertações e Teses da Capes e teve como objetivo analisar os impactos dessa produção acadêmica na educação em geral. Ao todo, foram analisados sete textos que mostraram diferentes temáticas como utilização de softwares educacionais, produção de videoaulas, lógica de programação, entre outras. Foi possível notar que a linha de pesquisa contribuiu com significativos estudos aplicáveis tanto na educação básica quanto na superior.
Palavras-chave: Tecnologias, Informação, Educação.
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