Anthropometric Measurements in Predicting Long-Term Complications of Obesity in Adolescents

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Obesity is a serious disease with an increasing frequency, complications occurring in the long term, and high morbidity and mortality. In this study, it was aimed to find the best anthropometric measurement that can help in the early diagnosis of obesity complications and which can be used widely. METHODS: Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference / hip circumference (WC / HC), fat mass index (FMI), triponderal index (TMI), weight / height (W / H) and waist circumference / height (WC / H) ratios were calculated in obese patients with pubertal stage 4-5 and the correlation between each antropometric measurement and metabolic syndrome score (MSS) were examined. RESULTS: The study included a total of 65 patients, comprising 41(63.1%) girls and 24(36.9%) boys with a mean age of 14.02+-1.62 years. The diagnostic performances of BMI, WC / HC, FMI, TMI, W / H ratios, which were examined in the distinction oof metabolic syndrome, were analyzed separately by ROC analysis. WC / HC ratio in boys, WC and WC / H ratio in girls were significantly determined. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The best anthropometric measurement that can help in the early diagnosis of obesity complications and that can be used widely is the WC / HC ratio in boys and the WC and WC / H ratio in girls.

Keywords

• antropometric measurements
• complication
• obesity