Author:

• Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito - Brito, L.M.O. - São Luís, MA - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Materno-Infantil, Universidade Federal do Maranhão - <lucianebrito@ufma.br>

Co-author(s):

• Andréa Suzana Vieira Costa - Costa, A.S.V. - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Materno-Infantil, Universidade Federal do Maranhão - <asvcosta@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4490-766X
• Maria Bethânia da Costa Chein - Chein, M.B.C. - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Materno-Infantil, Universidade Federal do Maranhão - <mbcchein@yahoo.com.br>
• Sueli Rosina Tonial - Tonial, S.R. - Universidade Federal do Maranhão - <suelitonial@semed.saoluis.ma.gov.br>
• Mônica Elinor Alves Gama - Gama, M.E.A. - Universidade Federal do Maranhão - <gama.mo.elionor@hotmail.com>
• Maylla Luanna Barbosa Martins - Martins, M.L.B. - Universidade Federal do Maranhão - <mayllalyuanna@hotmail.com>
• Carlos Leonardo Figueiredo Cunha - Cunha, C.L.F. - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Materno-Infantil, Universidade Federal do Maranhão - <leocunhama@gmail.com>
• Diego Salvador Muniz da Silva - Silva, D.S.M - , MA - Universidade Federal do Maranhão - <diegosalvador27@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2525-0754
• Paulo Roberto Silva Cruz - Cruz, P.R.S. - Universidade Federal do Maranhão - <paulo_rsc21@yahoo.com.br>

Thematic Area:

Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde

Abstract:

Objective: Comparison of national and international criteria for assessing the nutritional status of adolescents. Methods: it was an analytical cross-sectional study, in the period from July 2007 to January 2008, with a representative sample of Maranhao State, 1256 adolescents. It was used the body mass index (BMI) by gender and age to diagnose underweight, healthy weight and overweight, using the criteria proposed by Monteiro and Conde and the World Health Organization (WHO). There were applied the chi-square test, McNemar concordance and the Spearman’s correlation. Results: According to the criteria of Conde and Monteiro and WHO, there were significant differences between boys and regarding to the low weight and obese. It was observed that there was no significant disagreement between the two criteria. It was noticed a significant positive correlation (0,011) between the two criteria. Conclusions: With this analysis we can see there are many disagreements among the criteria used, therefore we can not point the best option and the advantage of using one or the other. However it is noteworthy that the national criterion can also be more used, whereas there are no significant differences with the method advocated by the Ministry of Health, from WHO.

Keywords:

Adolescents Nutritional Status Body Mass Index

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