2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.03.019
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Expected Changes in Clinical Measures of Adiposity During Puberty

Abstract: Background Clinicians use several measures to estimate adiposity. Body mass index (BMI), although not a measure of adiposity, is commonly used to define weight status. Percent body fat (%BF) measures total body fatness, which is composed of central and peripheral fat, estimated by waist circumference (WC) and skinfold thickness, respectively. Abnormal increases in fat during puberty may reflect an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Therefore, it is important to establish the normal patterns o… Show more

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“…Similar mean body fat values between stages were observed in girls from the first to the last sexual maturation stage, contrasting to the findings for American girls (23) , which showed an increase in the amount of body fat from P1 to P5. These differences were not evident in students (10-12 years old) from a Brazilian city of mixed population (5) .…”
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confidence: 45%
“…Similar mean body fat values between stages were observed in girls from the first to the last sexual maturation stage, contrasting to the findings for American girls (23) , which showed an increase in the amount of body fat from P1 to P5. These differences were not evident in students (10-12 years old) from a Brazilian city of mixed population (5) .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 45%
“…For instance, it was observed in a previous study that the relationship between WC and PBF changes with sexual maturity, and that the normal pattern from PS1 to PS5 is for PBF to decrease and WC to increase [60]. …”
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confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, published standards reflect some ethnic variability, demonstrating the importance of choosing an appropriate reference, since the diagnosis can vary according to the reference applied (7)(8)(9) . On the contrary, the quotient between WC and height, also known as waist-to-height ratio (WtHR), eliminates the need to compare with percentile standards since it remains stable throughout growth (10) .…”
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