Association Between Anthropometric Indicators (BMI and WC) With Regard to Risk in Cardiovascular Diseases

Authors

  • Marcia Tiemi Turuchima Centro Universitário de Maringá - UNICESUMAR
  • Thais Nascimento Ferreira Centro Universitário de Maringá - UNICESUMAR
  • Rose Mari Bennemann Centro Universitário de Maringá - UNICESUMAR

Keywords:

Cardiovascular Diseases, Anthropometric Indicators, Adults, Clinical School

Abstract

Obesity, as a cardiovascular risk factor, is on the increase. Current analysis verifies the association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC) with regard to risks in cardiovascular diseases. The transversal analysis with retrieval of secondary data comprised attendance charts of adult patients between ?30 and ?59 years old, of both sexes, attended to in a school nutrition clinic in Maringá PR Brazil, between 2009 and 2012. Further, 686 clinical charts were analyzed, of which 83.2% were of female patients. There was a positive association (p=0.0000) between the anthropometric indicators BMI and WC with regard to cardiovascular risks. Results show the importance and the needs of a joint employment of the indicators in the patients´ nutritional/anthropometric assessment to prescribe dietetic interventions which are more adequate and specific with regard to the cardiovascular risk.

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Author Biographies

Marcia Tiemi Turuchima, Centro Universitário de Maringá - UNICESUMAR

Graduada em Nutrição pelo Centro Universitário de Maringá - UNICESUMAR

Thais Nascimento Ferreira, Centro Universitário de Maringá - UNICESUMAR

Acadêmica do Curso de Nutrição do Centro Universitário de Maringá - UNICESUMAR

Rose Mari Bennemann, Centro Universitário de Maringá - UNICESUMAR

Docente no Centro Universitário de Maringá - UNICESUMAR

Published

2015-04-30

How to Cite

Turuchima, M. T., Ferreira, T. N., & Bennemann, R. M. (2015). Association Between Anthropometric Indicators (BMI and WC) With Regard to Risk in Cardiovascular Diseases. Saúde E Pesquisa, 8, 55–64. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/3847