Reference curves of the body fat index in adolescents and their association with anthropometric variables

Frignani, Renata Rago; Passos, Maria Aparecida Zanetti; Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Niskier, Sheila Rejane; Fisberg, Mauro; Cintra, Isa de Pádua

doi:10.1016/j.jpedp.2015.03.007

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“…Similarly to our study, other authors who found correlation and association of BAI and BAIp with the methods considered as reference in the evaluation of body composition also found low agreement, always identifying an over-or underestimation (7,9,(28)(29)(30)(31)(32) .…”

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Agreement of body adiposity index (BAI) and paediatric body adiposity index (BAIp) in determining body fat in Brazilian children and adolescents

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ObjectiveTo evaluate agreement of the body adiposity index (BAI) and paediatric body adiposity index (BAIp) in estimating body fat compared with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and to propose cut-off points for these indices to classify excess adiposity in Brazilian children and adolescents.DesignCross-sectional study. Measures of weight, height, hip circumference, BMI and body fat percentage (%BF) assessed by DXA were taken, and BAI and BAIp were calculated. The Bland–Altman plot was used to estimate agreement between the methods, and the receiver-operating characteristic curve to determine the cut-off points for BAI and BAIp per age and sex in comparison with DXA.SettingViçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.SubjectsChildren and adolescents aged 8–19 years (n 1049).ResultsOf the children and adolescents, 52·4 % were girls. BAI and BAIp had satisfactory performance by the receiver-operating characteristic curve, except for the 18–19 years age group, whose BAIp had better predictive capacity than BAI. The agreement analysis showed that BAI overestimated %BF by 2·64 %, on average, using DXA; while BAIp underestimated %BF by 3·37 %.ConclusionsBAI and BAIp showed low agreement with the body fat obtained by DXA, requiring caution when interpreting body composition data in children and adolescents.

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“…Frignani et al . ( 30 ) also evaluated the effectiveness of BAI in evaluating adiposity in adolescents using skinfolds as a reference method. BAI presented associations of 0·71 and 0·68 for boys and girls, respectively, when compared with body fat values determined by skinfolds.…”

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Agreement of body adiposity index (BAI) and paediatric body adiposity index (BAIp) in determining body fat in Brazilian children and adolescents

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“…Nevertheless, a different profile has been observed in children and a study with the age group of 3–10 years, in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil showed that girls are about four times more likely to accumulate fat in the central region of the body ( 36 ) . At the end of childhood and the beginning of adolescence, we can observe greater differences due to physiological changes, in which the girls accumulate greater adipose tissue mass whereas boys have a greater gain of lean mass ( 37 ) . However, a study with children aged 3–8 years in New Zealand showed that even before puberty there is a difference in body composition between sexes, with girls showing approximately 50 % more body fat than boys (20·4 v .…”

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Waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and conicity index to evaluate android fat excess in Brazilian children

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ObjectiveTo evaluate the ability of anthropometric measurements to identify excess android fat and to propose cut-off points for excess central adiposity in children, according to age and sex.DesignA cross-sectional study with children from a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Receiver-operating characteristic curve analyses were performed to evaluate waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and conicity index (C-index) in estimating excess android fat by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).SettingViçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.SubjectsChildren aged 4–9 years (n 788).ResultsOverweight prevalence was 29·1 % and android fat percentage was higher among girls. All central fat measurements were able to discriminate excess android fat in the age groups evaluated, especially WC and WHtR, with cut-off points showing good sensitivity and specificity overall.ConclusionsBecause these methods are easy to obtain and inexpensive, it is possible to use WC, WHtR and C-index in population surveys to evaluate central obesity. The proposed cut-off points showed satisfactory values of sensitivity and specificity and can be used in epidemiological studies.

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“…These studies have used parameters like DEXA and skinfold thickness. 16,17,18 But there are very few studies using these prediction formulae especially in cancer patients.…”

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Estimation of Body Fat Percentage in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Pushpanshu²,

Kaushik³

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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to calculate the body fat percentage and learn its relationship with body mass index in oral squamous cell carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHOD: the study comprised of 31 oral squamous cell carcinoma patients and 28 controls. Body mass index was calculated for each individual by recording the height (in meters) and weight (in Kilograms). Prediction equations given by Deurenberg, Gallagher and Jackson-Pollock were used to calculate body fat percentage. RESULTS: Definite correlation between body fat percent and body mass index was found in oral squamous cell carcinoma and controls. Comparisons of body fat percentages between both groups were found to be statistically significant in Gallagher (p = 0.04) and Jackson-Pollock (p = 0.03) equations. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that body fat percentage can be a useful indicator for assessing severity of lipolysis due to cachexia in cancer patients. The study can help in evaluating nutritional status during postoperative care of cancer patients.

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Reference curves of the body fat index in adolescents and their association with anthropometric variables

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Agreement of body adiposity index (BAI) and paediatric body adiposity index (BAIp) in determining body fat in Brazilian children and adolescents

Agreement of body adiposity index (BAI) and paediatric body adiposity index (BAIp) in determining body fat in Brazilian children and adolescents

Waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and conicity index to evaluate android fat excess in Brazilian children

Estimation of Body Fat Percentage in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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