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2000/2012 - Association between waist circumference and body mass index of brazilian women: NDHS 2006
Associação entre circunferência da cintura e índice de massa corporal de mulheres brasileiras: PNDS 2006

Author:

• Fernanda de Oliveira Meller - Meller, F.O. - Pelotas - Universidade Federal de Pelotas - <fernandameller@unesc.net, fe_meller@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1174-4721

Co-author(s):

• Maria de Fátima Alves Vieira - Vieira, M.F.A. - Universidade Federal de Pelotas - <fvieira.nut@gmail.com>
• Patricia Abrantes Duval - Duval, P.A. - Universidade Federal de Pelotas - <patricia-duval@hotmail.com>
• Leonardo Pozza dos Santos - Santos, L.P. - Pelotas, RS - Universidade Federal de Pelotas - <leonardo_pozza@yahoo.com.br>
• Carla Ribeiro Ciochetto - Ciochetto, C.R. - Universidade Federal de Pelotas - <carlaciochetto@yahoo.com.br>
• Antônio Augusto Schäfer - Schäfer, A.A - Universidade Federal de Pelotas - <antonioaschafer@ unesc.net>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8834-0434

Thematic Area:

Epidemiologia

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) of Brazilian women of childbearing age studied in the last National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), in 2006. This study is an excerpt of the NDHS, which is a cross-sectional study home-based. The nutritional status of women was assessed by WC and BMI, considering overweight BMI &#8805; 25 Kg/m2 and WC risk &#8805; 80 cm. To evaluate the statistical significance, Poisson Regression was applied to identify factors associated with WC risk in women with or without overweight, presenting the p-value corresponding to the Wald test for heterogeneity or linear trend. Of the 14,101 women studied, 45.8% were overweight and 55.5% at WC risk. Regarding the association between BMI and WC, it was found that 23.5% of women who were not overweight showed WC risk (p<0.001). After a stratified analysis by BMI, the prevalence of WC risk among women without overweight was greatest in the Northeast, 26.0%, and the Southeast, 24.5%, while the South region presented the lowest prevalence, 18.5%. It follows that the anthropometric measures WC and BMI should be used concomitantly since the single use of these measures may disregard individuals at risk for various diseases.

Keywords:

Anthropometry Nutritional status Women´s health

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Meller, F.O., Vieira, M.F.A., Duval, P.A., Santos, L.P., Ciochetto, C.R., Schäfer, A.A. Association between waist circumference and body mass index of brazilian women: NDHS 2006. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Oct). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/association-between-waist-circumference-and-body-mass-index-of-brazilian-women-ndhs-2006/11645?id=11645



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