Confiabilidade intra e interexaminadores da fotogrametria na classificação do grau de lipodistrofia ginóide em mulheres assintomáticas / Intra and inter-examiner reliability of photogrammetry in the classification of the degree of gynoid lypodystrophy in asymptomatic women

A lipodistrofia ginóide (celulite) é uma afecção dermatológica comum entre as mulheres. Uma das suas formas de avaliação é a inspeção visual por meio da fotogrametria. Entretanto, não foram encontrados estudos que verifiquem a repetibilidade e reprodutibilidade dessa avaliação. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a confiabilidade intra e interexaminadores da avaliação da celulite por meio da fotogrametria. Foram fotografadas e avaliadas as regiões glúteas de 50 mulheres (25,14+-4,45anos). A reprodutibilidade foi testada pela avaliação da mesma fotografia por dois examinadores em duas ocasiões diferentes, com intervalo de um ano;...

Gynoid lypodystrophy (cellulitis) is a common condition among women. One of its forms of evaluation is the visual inspection by photogrammetry. However, no studies could be found in literature on the repeatability and reproducibility of such evaluation. The purpose of this study was to assess reliability intra and interexaminer of cellulitis evaluation by photogrammetry. The gluteal regions of 50 women (mean age 26.14±4.45 years) were photographed and evaluated. Reproducibility was tested by evaluation of the same photograph by two examiners on two one-year interval occasions; repeatability was assessed by a single examiner on two occasions one week apart. The Kappa index was applied. Results showed substantial correlation (ê=0.70) between examiners for cellulite degrees in upperbuttock, and moderate correlation (ê=0.50) for cellulite degrees in lower buttock. As to repeatability, analyses showed excellent correlation (ê=0.81) for cellulitis degree in upper buttock and substantial correlation (ê=0.75) in lower buttock. The method proposed for classification of different gynoid lypodystrophy degrees byphotogrammetry hence showed acceptable reliability intra and inter-examiner for the majority of evaluated regions, with the exception of the lower buttock...

Correlation between lumbar lordosis angle and degree of gynoid lipodystrophy (cellulite) in asymptomatic women

INTRODUCTION: Gynoid lipodystrophy (cellulite) has been cited as a common dermatological alteration. It occurs mainly in adult women and tends to gather around the thighs and buttocks. Its presence and severity have been related to many factors, including biotype, age, sex, circulatory changes, and, as some authors have suggested, mechanical alterations such as lumbar hyperlordosis. OBJECTIVE: To correlate the degree of cellulite with the angle of lumbar lordosis in asymptomatic women. METHODS: Fifty volunteers were evaluated by digital photos, palpation, and thermograph. The degree of cellulite was classified on a scale of 1-4. Analyses were performed on the superior, inferior, right and left buttocks (SRB, IRB, SLB, ILB), and the superior right and left thighs (SRT, SLT). The volunteers underwent a lateral-view X-ray, and the angle of lumbar lordosis was measured using Cobb's method (inferior endplate of T12 and the superior endplate of S). The data were statistically analyzed using ANOVA and Spearman's correlation. A significance level of 5 percent was adopted. RESULTS: Volunteers had a mean age of 26.1 ± 4.4 years and a mean body mass index of 20.7 ± 1.9 kg/m². There was no significant difference in lumbar lordosis angle between those with cellulite classes 2 and 3 (p > 0.297). There was also no correlation between lumbar lordosis angle and the degree of cellulite (p > 0.085 and r > 0.246). CONCLUSIONS: The analysis suggests that there is no correlation between the degree of cellulite and the angle of lumbar lordosis as measured using Cobb's method.