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dc.contributor.author | Beck, Carmem Cristina | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lopes, Adair da Silva | - |
dc.contributor.author | Pitanga, Francisco José Gondim | - |
dc.creator | Beck, Carmem Cristina | - |
dc.creator | Lopes, Adair da Silva | - |
dc.creator | Pitanga, Francisco José Gondim | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-02-29T18:04:58Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-02-29T18:04:58Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1678-4170 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/5471 | - |
dc.description | p. 126-133. | pt_BR |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Hypertension is related to increased body fat, which can be evaluated by anthropometric indicators. Objective: To determine the predictive power of anthropometric indicators and establish their cutoff points as
discriminators of high blood pressure.
Methods: Cross-sectional study with a sample of 660 adolescents aged 14 to 19 including 51.9% girls. We considered the following anthropometric indicators: body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and conicity index. High blood pressure was characterized by values above the 90th percentile for systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure. To identify predictors of high blood pressure, we adopted the analysis of receiver operating characteristic
curves (ROC) with a confidence interval of 95%. Subsequently, we identified the cutoff points with their relevant sensitivities and specificities. Results: The areas under the ROC curves with confidence intervals were: boys - waist circumference = 0.80 (0.72 to
0.89); BMI = 0.79 (0.68 to 0.89), waist-to-height ratio = 0.77 (0.66 to 0.88); conicity index = 0.69 (0.56 to 0.81) and
for girls - waist circumference = 0.96 (0.92 to 1.00); BMI 0.95 (0.87 to 1.00), waist-to-height ratio = 0.93 (0.85 to 1.00);
conicity index = 0.74 (0.50 to 0.98). The different cutoff points of anthropometric indicators with better predictive
power and their relevant sensitivities and specificities were identified. Conclusion: Although the waist-to-height ratio and BMI have shown good areas under the ROC curve, we suggest the use of waist circumference to predict high blood pressure. | pt_BR |
dc.language.iso | en | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Anthropometry | pt_BR |
dc.subject | prediction | pt_BR |
dc.subject | hypertension | pt_BR |
dc.subject | obesity | pt_BR |
dc.subject | adolescent | pt_BR |
dc.title | Anthropometric indicators as predictors of high blood pressure in adolescents | pt_BR |
dc.title.alternative | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia | pt_BR |
dc.type | Artigo de Periódico | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.number | 96(2) | pt_BR |
Aparece nas coleções: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Faculdade de Medicina)
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