Waist circumference and waist circumference to height ratios of Kaingáng indigenous adolescents from the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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 Author: Castro,Teresa Gontijo de (author)
Other Authors: Barufaldi,Laura A. (author), Schlüssel,Michael Maia (author), Conde,Wolney Lisboa (author), Leite,Maurício Soares (author), Schuch,Ilaine (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Anthropometry
Abdominal Obesity
Indigenous Population
Health of Indigenous Peoples
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2012001100005
Country:Brazil
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