Abdominal girth: evidence for the prediction of subcutaneous body fat in student boys

Authors

  • Geraldo de Albuquerque Maranhão Neto Universidade Salgado de Oliveira - UNIVERSO
  • Leonardo Gomes de Oliveira Luz Universidade Federal de Alagoas - Campus Arapiraca
  • Bruno Cleiton Macedo do Carmo Universidade Federal de Alagoas - Campus Arapiraca
  • Rodrigo Cunha de Mello Pedreiro Universidade Salgado de Oliveira - UNIVERSO
  • Samara Sezana Costa Universidade Salgado de Oliveira - UNIVERSO
  • Arnaldo Tenório da Cunha Junior Universidade Federal de Alagoas - Campus Arapiraca

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v14n4.6028

Keywords:

Anthropometry, Regression Analysis, Abdominal Girth, Skinfold Thickness.

Abstract

Introduction: The diagnosis of overweight and obesity can be accomplished by anthropometry, for ease of implementation and low cost. Considering the concern for the distribution of fat, new strategies could be developed for the diagnosis of body composition from anthropometric measurements. Objectives: To investigate the association of the abdominal girth (AG) and waist girth (WG) separately, with the sum of two skinfolds (SF), triceps and subscapular; and include the girth with higher correlation levels in a regression equation to estimate the SF sum. Methods: A sample of 1,729 boys (9 and 14), the evaluation of body composition was composed by simple and compound anthropometric measurements. The Spearman correlation was used to determine the association between AG and WG with the sum of SF. A multiple linear regression was applied including AG and age to estimate the sum of SF. Results: The following equation was generated: Sum of SF = 1.16397 (AG) - 1.414922 (age) - 36.33021 (R = 0.83). The area under the ROC curve (AUC) was 83% for correctly identifying individuals below or above the 85th percentile of the SF sum. Conclusions: AG, together with age, becomes a good predictor of body fat, characterized as the sum of two SF in children and adolescent males.

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Published

2016-04-27

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Maranhão Neto G de A, Luz LG de O, Carmo BCM do, Pedreiro RC de M, Costa SS, Cunha Junior AT da. Abdominal girth: evidence for the prediction of subcutaneous body fat in student boys. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2016 Apr. 27 [cited 2024 Jul. 4];14(4):600-7. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/6028

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