Waist circumference and waist circumference to height ratios of Kaingáng indigenous adolescents from the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Circunferência da cintura e circunferência da cintura/estatura entre adolescentes indígenas Kaingáng do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Waist circumference and waist circumference to height ratios of Kaingáng indigenous adolescents from the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Circunferência da cintura e circunferência da cintura/estatura entre adolescentes indígenas Kaingáng do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

The aim of this study was to describe the distribution of waist circumference (WC) and WC to height (WCTH) values among Kaingáng indigenous adolescents in order to estimate the prevalence of high WCTH values and evaluate the correlation between WC and WCTH and body mass index (BMI)-for-age. A total...

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Main Authors: Teresa Gontijo de Castro, Laura A. Barufaldi, Michael Maia Schlüssel, Wolney Lisboa Conde, Maurício Soares Leite, Ilaine Schuch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2012-11-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Antropometria
Obesidade Abdominal
População Indígena
Saúde de Populações Indígenas
Anthropometry
Abdominal Obesity
Indigenous Population
Health of Indigenous Peoples
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