Body mass index and abdominal circumference among teens in the countryside of Piauí, Brazil

• Main Authors: Ionara Holanda de Moura (Author), Jonathan Veloso Costa (Author), Loisláyne Barros Leal (Author), Diego Santos de Araújo (Author), Ana Roberta Vilarouca da Silva (Author), Paulo César de Almeida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Anthropometric techniques, establishing the diagnosis of overweight / obesity as body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), are increasingly important. With this research we aimed to learn about BMI and relate it to the WC of adolescent students in two institutions in Piaui. This descriptiv...