Measurement of waist circumference at four sites and its relationship with obesity indicators in children of 6 to 11 years

Waist circumference (WC) is used in the assessment of childhood obesity, however different measurement areas are used, and the similarity or difference between the values of each area has not yet been demonstrated. The aim of this research was to identify the WC area that can best determine childhoo...

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Main Authors:	Flores-Olivares, Luis Alberto, De-León-Fierro, Lidia G., Jiménez-Ponce, Brenda Paola, Ortiz-Rodríguez, Briseidy
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spelling	oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article-10572020-01-29T08:36:12Z Measurement of waist circumference at four sites and its relationship with obesity indicators in children of 6 to 11 years Circunferencia de cintura en cuatro sitios y su relación con indicadores de obesidad en escolares de 6 a 11 años Flores-Olivares, Luis Alberto De-León-Fierro, Lidia G. Jiménez-Ponce, Brenda Paola Ortiz-Rodríguez, Briseidy waist circumference childhood obesity anthropometry children circunferencia de cintura obesidad infantil antropometría escolares Waist circumference (WC) is used in the assessment of childhood obesity, however different measurement areas are used, and the similarity or difference between the values of each area has not yet been demonstrated. The aim of this research was to identify the WC area that can best determine childhood obesity, contrasting it with indicators of obesity in children. WC was measured in four different areas: 1) Minimum (MC), Umbilical (UC), midpoint (MPC) and just above the iliac crest (ICC). Endomorphy (Endo), average sum of six skinfolds (PSSS) and body mass index (BMI) were me- asured as over-weight and obesity indicators in 107 children from 6 to 11 years old. ICC was higher than MC and MPC in girls (P = 0.001 y 0.049 respectively); also UC was higher than MC (P = 0.025) in this group. All measurement areas correlated well with obesity indicators (P = 0.001). The ICC was better best measurement area to predict adiposity represented by Endo, PSSS and IMC in school age girls and boys (P = 0.001) and seems to evidence the sexual dimorphism in girls. Therefore, measurement areas must not be taken interchan- geably since this identification would help to generate a better diagnosis of obesity and metabolic risk in boys and girls during puberty. La circunferencia de cintura abdominal (CC) se utiliza para evaluar obesidad infantil; para su medición, se emplean diferentes lugares pero aún no se ha demostrado la similitud o diferencia entre los valores obtenidos en cada zona. El objetivo de este trabajo fue identificar el sitio de medición de la CC que mejor determine obesidad infantil, contrastada con indicadores de obesidad. Se midió la CC en cuatro lugares: 1) circunferencia mínima (CM); 2) circunferencia umbilical (CU); 3) circunferencia en el punto medio (CPM); y 4) circunferencia por arriba del borde superior de la cresta ilíaca (CCI); se determinaron la endomorfia (Endo), la suma proporcional de seis pliegues (SP6P) y el índice de masa corporal (IMC), como indicadores de sobrepeso u obesidad en 107 escolares de 6 a 11 años de edad. En niñas la CCI fue más alta que CM y CPM (P = 0.001 y 0.049 respectivamente) y CU mayor que CM (P = 0.025). Todos los sitios de medición de CC correlacionaron bien con los indicadores de obesidad (P = 0.001). La CCI fue el mejor lugar de medición de la CC para predecir sobrepeso u obesidad representada por Endo, SP6P e IMC (P = 0.001), por lo que es el sitio que mejor predice obesidad en edad escolar y parece evidenciar la presencia de dimorfismo sexual en niñas; debido a ello, los sitios de medición de circunferencia de cintura no deben ser intercambiables, ya que esta identificación ayudaría a generar un mejor diagnóstico de obesidad y riesgo cardiometabólico en niños y niñas en etapa de la pubertad. Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 2019-01-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/xml https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/1057 10.29059/cienciauat.v13i2.1057 CienciaUAT; Vol 13 No. 2. January-June 2019; 18-27 CienciaUAT; Vol. 13 No. 2: Enero-Junio 2019; 18-27 2007-7858 2007-7521 spa https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/1057/555 https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/1057/565 https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/1057/683 Derechos de autor 2019 CienciaUAT
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author	Flores-Olivares, Luis Alberto De-León-Fierro, Lidia G. Jiménez-Ponce, Brenda Paola Ortiz-Rodríguez, Briseidy
spellingShingle	Flores-Olivares, Luis Alberto De-León-Fierro, Lidia G. Jiménez-Ponce, Brenda Paola Ortiz-Rodríguez, Briseidy Measurement of waist circumference at four sites and its relationship with obesity indicators in children of 6 to 11 years
author_facet	Flores-Olivares, Luis Alberto De-León-Fierro, Lidia G. Jiménez-Ponce, Brenda Paola Ortiz-Rodríguez, Briseidy
author_sort	Flores-Olivares, Luis Alberto
title	Measurement of waist circumference at four sites and its relationship with obesity indicators in children of 6 to 11 years
title_short	Measurement of waist circumference at four sites and its relationship with obesity indicators in children of 6 to 11 years
title_full	Measurement of waist circumference at four sites and its relationship with obesity indicators in children of 6 to 11 years
title_fullStr	Measurement of waist circumference at four sites and its relationship with obesity indicators in children of 6 to 11 years
title_full_unstemmed	Measurement of waist circumference at four sites and its relationship with obesity indicators in children of 6 to 11 years
title_sort	measurement of waist circumference at four sites and its relationship with obesity indicators in children of 6 to 11 years
description	Waist circumference (WC) is used in the assessment of childhood obesity, however different measurement areas are used, and the similarity or difference between the values of each area has not yet been demonstrated. The aim of this research was to identify the WC area that can best determine childhood obesity, contrasting it with indicators of obesity in children. WC was measured in four different areas: 1) Minimum (MC), Umbilical (UC), midpoint (MPC) and just above the iliac crest (ICC). Endomorphy (Endo), average sum of six skinfolds (PSSS) and body mass index (BMI) were me- asured as over-weight and obesity indicators in 107 children from 6 to 11 years old. ICC was higher than MC and MPC in girls (P = 0.001 y 0.049 respectively); also UC was higher than MC (P = 0.025) in this group. All measurement areas correlated well with obesity indicators (P = 0.001). The ICC was better best measurement area to predict adiposity represented by Endo, PSSS and IMC in school age girls and boys (P = 0.001) and seems to evidence the sexual dimorphism in girls. Therefore, measurement areas must not be taken interchan- geably since this identification would help to generate a better diagnosis of obesity and metabolic risk in boys and girls during puberty.
publisher	Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
publishDate	2019
url	https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/1057
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Measurement of waist circumference at four sites and its relationship with obesity indicators in children of 6 to 11 years

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