The Brazil, as well as the world, is in a transition process, with changes in the nutritional,
epidemiological and lifestyle profiles. At the same time, a progressive increase in life …

O Brasil, bem como o mundo, está em processo de transição, com alterações no perfil
nutricional, epidemiológico e de estilo de vida. Paralelamente, observa-se nas últimas …

Introduction: There has been an increasing challenge of using an accurate, reproducible
and easyto-perform anthropometric technique that early detects the risk of chronic …

To compare the performance of the CI with the other anthropometric indicators (waist-to-
height ratio (WHtR), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)) in the prediction of excess weight/obesity …

OBJETIVO: No início da década de 90, foi proposto o índice de conicidade para avaliação
da distribuição da gordura corporal, com base nas medidas de peso, estatura e …

(1) Background: Metabolic syndrome is associated with cardiovascular complications.
Therefore, this study aims to establish cut points for the conicity index based on the …

O objetivo foi avaliar o indice de conicidade (Índice C) como preditor de alterações no perfil
lipídico em adolescentes e estabelecer seus pontos de corte. Estudo transversal com 774 …

Abstract Introduction and Objective Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
This study was designed to assess whether the conicity index (CI), body mass index (BMI) …

Body regional fat distribution has been linked with a metabolic atherogenic risk profile, that
starts early in life. Data from a cross-sectional sample of 394 boys and girls, 11 to 16 years …

The purpose of this study was to determine and compare a magnitude of the association
between anthropometric indicators with risk of cardiometabolic risk in the elderly. This is a …