The Accuracy of National Body Fat Cutoff Levels in the Prediction of Elevated Blood Pressure among Brazilian Male Adolescents

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:22:51Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:22:51Z
dc.date.created2014-05-20T13:22:51Z
dc.date.issued2010-06-01
dc.identifierJournal of Tropical Pediatrics. Oxford: Oxford Univ Press, v. 56, n. 3, p. 208-209, 2010.
dc.identifier0142-6338
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/6762
dc.identifier10.1093/tropej/fmp085
dc.identifierWOS:000279244200016
dc.description.abstractObjective: To assess viability of the development of percentage body fat cutoffs based on blood pressure values in Brazilian adolescents.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 358 male subjects from 8 to 18 years old. Blood pressure was measured by the oscilometric method, and body composition was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).Results: For the identification of elevated blood pressure, these nationally developed body fat cutoffs presented relative accuracy. The cutoffs were significantly associated with elevated blood pressure [odds ratio = 5.91 (95% confidence interval: 3.54-9.86)].Conclusions: Development of national body fat cutoffs is viable, because presence of high accuracy is an indication of elevated blood pressure.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.relationJournal of Tropical Pediatrics
dc.relation1.187
dc.relation0,673
dc.rightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectreceiver operating characteristic curve
dc.subjectdual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
dc.subjectbody fat percentage
dc.titleThe Accuracy of National Body Fat Cutoff Levels in the Prediction of Elevated Blood Pressure among Brazilian Male Adolescents
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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