A comparative study of methods for diagnosis of obesity in an urban mixed-race population in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Freitas, Silvia Nascimento de; Caiaffa, Waleska Teixeira; César, Cibele Comini; Cândido, Ana Paula Carlos; Faria, Valéria Andrade; Nascimento Neto, Raimundo Marques do; Coelho, George Luiz Lins Machado

A comparative study of methods for diagnosis of obesity in an urban mixed-race population in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Date

2007

Authors

Freitas, Silvia Nascimento de

Caiaffa, Waleska Teixeira

César, Cibele Comini

Cândido, Ana Paula Carlos

Faria, Valéria Andrade

Nascimento Neto, Raimundo Marques do

Coelho, George Luiz Lins Machado

Abstract

Obesity is defined as an excess of total body fat and may be assessed by different methods. The objective of the present study was to establish the discriminatory power of anthropometric data in determining obesity.

Keywords

Obesity, Body fat percentage, Anthropometry, Sensitivity

Citation

FREITAS, S. et al. A comparative study of methods for diagnosis of obesity in an urban mixed-race population in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Public Health Nutrition, Wallingford, v. 10, p. 883-890, 2007. Disponível em: <https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-health-nutrition/article/div-classtitlea-comparative-study-of-methods-for-diagnosis-of-obesity-in-an-urban-mixed-race-population-in-minas-gerais-brazildiv/DF7E41A1346ECEEE3C9D16B28B919C22>. Acesso em: 29 jan. 2017.