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- Title
RELAÇÃO ENTRE CIRCUNFERÊNCIA DA CINTURA E PRESSÃO ARTERIAL EM ADOLESCENTES.
- Authors
da Silva, Giuliano Roberto; Pereira Soares, Marco Antônio; Nicomedes Caldas, Wesley Mateus
- Abstract
Current study verifies whether Waist Circumference (WC) is related to altered Arterial Pressure (AP) in adolescents. Sample comprised 93 subjects (47 males and 46 females), average age 11.17 years. AP, WC, weight and height were measured. The students answered a questionnaire. Altered WC reached 53.76% of the adolescents and hypertension reached 7.53%. The coefficient of Pearson's co-relation was r = 0.473 for AP and WC, and r = 0.419 for weight and WC, both with p= 0.021 (p<0.05). Results showed a weak (0 < r < 0.50), positive and significant (p<0.05) co-relationship entre AP, weight and WC, and revealed that adolescents with AP and weight above reference rates also had high WC rates.
- Publication
Saúde e Pesquisa, 2016, Vol 9, Issue 2, p243
- ISSN
1983-1870
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17765/1983-1870.2016v9n2p243-249