Comparison of three criteria for overweight and obesity classification among adolescents from southern Brazil
Motriz (Online)
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23(4): e1017118, 2017. tab
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ABSTRACT
AIM: To estimate the prevalence of the classifications of overweight and obesity in adolescents according to three criteria for nutritional status classification (Conde & Monteiro, International Obesity Task Force - IOTF and Word Health Organization - WHO), and to investigate whether sociodemographic factors associated with overweight and obesity differ among the three criteria. METHOD: cross-sectional study with 1,132 adolescents (14-19 years old) living in Brazil. Body Mass Index (BMI) was classified according to three criteria for nutritional status. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic information. Sexual maturation was measured by self-reported Tanner stage ratings. Multinomial logistic regression was used to estimate the Odds Ratio and 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: The prevalence of the classification "overweight" (from here on referred to simply as "overweight") was 23.1% for WHO; 23.7% for Conde Monteiro criteria: and 19.2% for IOTF. Both boys and girls aged 17-19 were more likely to be overweight using the WHO and Conde & Monteiro criteria than those using the IOTF criteria. Girls in the post-pubertal maturational stage were less likely of being overweight or obese using the three criteria. CONCLUSION: The three criteria result in different prevalence measures, with WHO and Conde and Monteiro criteria being more approximate in terms of prevalence and correlated factors when compared to IOTF criteria.
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Main subject:
Body Mass Index
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Nutritional Status
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Adolescent Health
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Overweight
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Obesity
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Motriz (Online)
Journal subject:
EducaÆo F¡sica e Treinamento
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Medicina Esportiva
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Medicina F¡sica e ReabilitaÆo
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC/BR
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