Prevalence and concordance in the prediction of excess body weight by two anthropometric criteria in adolescents of western Brazilian Amazon

• Main Authors: Edson dos Santos Farias (Author), Ivanice Fernandes Barcellos Gemelli (Author), Orivaldo Florêncio Souza (Author), Wagner de Jesus Pinto (Author), Josivana Pontes dos Santos (Author), Edio Luiz Petroski (Author), Gil Guerra-Júnior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence and concordance of excess weight (BMI) and body fat (fat %) in adolescents of both sexes from cities of Rio Branco-AC and Porto Velho-RO. This study evaluated 4,310 adolescents, 2,167 from Rio Branco and 2,143 from Porto Velho. No difference (p=0....