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Journal of Human Nutrition & Food Science
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*Corresponding author Josie de Souza Oliveira, Nutrition and Health Department, Viçosa Federal University, Viçosa/ MG, Av. Rui Barbosa, 12/502, São Francisco, Niterói, RJ, Brasil, Tel: +55 21 98001-0497; Email:
Waist Circumference and Sagittal Abdominal Diameter as Markers of Blood Pressure Abnormality
Submitted: 01 January 2014 Accepted: 15 May 2014 Published: 19 May 2014 ISSN: 2333-6706 Copyright © 2014 Oliveira et al.
Josie de Souza Oliveira1*, Paulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim2, Gilberto Paixão Rosado1, Rita de Cássia Lanes Ribeiro1, Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini1, Tony Meireles Santos3 and Lina Enriqueta Frandsen Paez de Lima Rosado1 1
Nutrition and Health Department, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa/MG, Brazil Physical Education Department, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa/MG, Brazil 3 Physical Education Department, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife/ PE, Brazil 2
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Keywords • Blood pressure • Abdominal obesity • Anthropometry • ROC curve
Abstract The Waist Circumference (WC) and Sagittal Abdominal Diameter (SAD), because of the high correlation with abdominal fat, have been considered indicators of coronary risk. This study evaluated the reproducibility, discriminatory power, the best anatomic measurement site, and cut-offs for WC and SAD to predict Blood Pressure (BP) changes in adults. Were evaluated 161 participants of both sexes, between 20 and 59 years. The anthropometric measures included WC and SAD. The WC and SAD were measurements at four anatomical landmarks. The 75th percentile was considered as an appropriate cut-off for abnormal BP. The tests were performed using Sigma Stat 2.0 and SPSS 17.0. For all statistical tests was considered as statistical significance probability less than 5% (p
