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Reference curves for BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio for Azorean adolescents (Portugal)

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dc.contributor.authorSantos, Rute
dc.contributor.authorMoreira, Carla
dc.contributor.authorRuiz, Jonatan R.
dc.contributor.authorVale, Susana
dc.contributor.authorSoares-Miranda, Luisa
dc.contributor.authorMoreira, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Luis
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Ana I.
dc.contributor.authorOliveira-Tavares, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Paula Clara
dc.contributor.authorAbreu, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorCoelho-Silva, Manuel J.
dc.contributor.authorMota, Jorge
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-18T09:01:41Z
dc.date.available2022-10-18T09:01:41Z
dc.date.issued2011-09-07
dc.description.abstractThere are no percentile curves for BMI, waist circumference (WC) or waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) available for Portuguese children and adolescents. The purpose of the present study was to develop age- and sex-specific BMI, WC and WHtR percentile curves for a representative sample of adolescents living in the Portuguese islands of Azores, one of the poorest regions of Europe, and to compare them with those from other countries. : Cross-sectional school-based study. Weight, height and WC were objec tively measured according to standard procedures. Smoothed percentile curves were estimated using Cole’s LMS method. Azores, Portugal. Proportionate stratified random sample of 1500 adolescents, aged 15–18 years. Results showed some sex differences in the shape of the BMI curves: in girls, the upper percentile values tend to decrease by the age of 16 and 17 years; whereas in boys, the upper percentiles tend to be flat between 15 and 16 years and then increase until the age of 18 years. In both sexes, the upper percentile values of both WC and WHtR decreased slightly by the age of 16 years and then increased steeply. In both sexes, the Azorean values for the 50th and 90th WC percentiles were higher than those reported for adolescents from the majority of other countries. The reference curves presented herein provide baseline data for the long-term surveillance of Azorean adolescents, as well as for national and international comparisons.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationSantos, R., Moreira, C., Ruiz, J., Vale, S., Soares-Miranda, L., Moreira, P., . . . Mota, J. (2012). Reference curves for BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio for Azorean adolescents (Portugal). Public Health Nutrition, 15(1), 13-19. doi:10.1017/S1368980011002230pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S1368980011002230pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1475-2727
dc.identifier.issn1368-9800
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/20929
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherCambridge Corept_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-health-nutrition/article/reference-curves-for-bmi-waist-circumference-and-waisttoheight-ratio-for-azorean-adolescents-portugal/34929167762221C7A846E4E0D1F0BAB6pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectBMIpt_PT
dc.subjectWaist circumferencept_PT
dc.subjectWaist-to-height ratiopt_PT
dc.subjectAdolescentspt_PT
dc.subjectPercentilespt_PT
dc.titleReference curves for BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio for Azorean adolescents (Portugal)pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage19pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage13pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePublic Health Nutritionpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume15pt_PT
person.familyNameSantos
person.givenNamePaula Clara
person.identifier.ciencia-id5C16-2441-F091
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3548-700X
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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