Body Fat Equations and Electrical Bioimpedance Values in Prediction of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Eutrophic and Overweight Adolescents

Franciane Rocha Faria; Eliane Rodrigues Faria; Roberta Stofeles Cecon; Djalma Adão Barbosa Júnior; Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini; Maria do Carmo Gouveia Peluzio; Andréia Queiroz Ribeiro; Pedro Israel Cabral Lira; Paulo Roberto Cecon; Silvia Eloiza Priore

doi:10.1155/2013/501638

International Journal of Endocrinology (Jan 2013)

Body Fat Equations and Electrical Bioimpedance Values in Prediction of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Eutrophic and Overweight Adolescents

Franciane Rocha Faria,
Eliane Rodrigues Faria,
Roberta Stofeles Cecon,
Djalma Adão Barbosa Júnior,
Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini,
Maria do Carmo Gouveia Peluzio,
Andréia Queiroz Ribeiro,
Pedro Israel Cabral Lira,
Paulo Roberto Cecon,
Silvia Eloiza Priore

Affiliations

Franciane Rocha Faria: Department of Nutrition and Health-CCB II, Federal University of Viçosa, Avenida P.H. Rolfs s/n°, Campus UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Eliane Rodrigues Faria: Department of Nutrition and Health-CCB II, Federal University of Viçosa, Avenida P.H. Rolfs s/n°, Campus UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Roberta Stofeles Cecon: Department of Nutrition and Health-CCB II, Federal University of Viçosa, Avenida P.H. Rolfs s/n°, Campus UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Djalma Adão Barbosa Júnior: Department of Rural Economy, Federal University of Viçosa, Avenida P.H. Rolfs s/n°, Campus UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini: Department of Nutrition and Health-CCB II, Federal University of Viçosa, Avenida P.H. Rolfs s/n°, Campus UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Maria do Carmo Gouveia Peluzio: Department of Nutrition and Health-CCB II, Federal University of Viçosa, Avenida P.H. Rolfs s/n°, Campus UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Andréia Queiroz Ribeiro: Department of Nutrition and Health-CCB II, Federal University of Viçosa, Avenida P.H. Rolfs s/n°, Campus UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Pedro Israel Cabral Lira: Department of Nutrition-Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, Avenida Nelson Chaves s/n°, Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE, Brazil
Paulo Roberto Cecon: Department of Statistics, Federal University of Viçosa, Avenida P.H. Rolfs s/n°, Campus UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Silvia Eloiza Priore: Department of Nutrition and Health-CCB II, Federal University of Viçosa, Avenida P.H. Rolfs s/n°, Campus UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/501638
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2013

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The aim of this study was to analyze body fat anthropometric equations and electrical bioimpedance analysis (BIA) in the prediction of cardiovascular risk factors in eutrophic and overweight adolescents. 210 adolescents were divided into eutrophic group (G1) and overweight group (G2). The percentage of body fat (% BF) was estimated using 10 body fat anthropometric equations and 2 BIA. We measured lipid profiles, uric acid, insulin, fasting glucose, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and blood pressure. We found that 76.7% of the adolescents exhibited inadequacy of at least one biochemical parameter or clinical cardiovascular risk. Higher values of triglycerides (TG) (P=0.001), insulin, and HOMA-IR (P<0.001) were observed in the G2 adolescents. In multivariate linear regression analysis, the % BF from equation (5) was associated with TG, diastolic blood pressure, and insulin in G1. Among the G2 adolescents, the % BF estimated by (5) and (9) was associated with LDL, TG, insulin, and the HOMA-IR. Body fat anthropometric equations were associated with cardiovascular risk factors and should be used to assess the nutritional status of adolescents. In this study, equation (5) was associated with a higher number of cardiovascular risk factors independent of the nutritional status of adolescents.

Published in International Journal of Endocrinology

ISSN: 1687-8337 (Print); 1687-8345 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1573

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