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Acurácia de pontos de corte de IMC e circunferência da cintura para a predição de obesidade em idosos = Accuracy of BMI and waist circumference cut-off points to predict obesity in older adults

Silveira, EA; Pagotto, V; Barbosa, LS; De Oliveira, C; Pena, GDG; Velasquez-Melendez, G; (2020) Acurácia de pontos de corte de IMC e circunferência da cintura para a predição de obesidade em idosos = Accuracy of BMI and waist circumference cut-off points to predict obesity in older adults. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva , 25 (3) pp. 1073-1082. 10.1590/1413-81232020253.13762018. Green open access

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Abstract

O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a validade e a acurácia do Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC) e da Circunferência da Cintura (CC) na avaliação de obesidade avaliada pelo excesso de gordura corporal (GC) e propor pontos de corte mais adequados para idosos. Os pontos propostos da literatura IMC (25,27 ou 30 kg/m2) e CC (≥ 102 cm-homens e ≥ 88 cm-mulheres ou ≥ 90 cm-homens e ≥ 80 cm-mulheres) foram avaliados conforme densitometria corporal total. A elevada GC foi definida por percentil > 90. Dos 132 idosos, 60,6% eram mulheres de 60-91 anos. Os pontos de corte recomendados de IMC ≥ 25 e ≥ 27kg/m2 apresentaram desempenhos similares, sendo que o IMC ≥ 30kg/m2 apresentou alta especificidade e baixa sensibilidade no sexo masculino e melhor desempenho para GC nas mulheres. Os pontos de corte convencionais de CC não apresentaram boa sensibilidade/especificidade. Foram propostos novos pontos de corte para IMC (masculino-25 kg/m2; feminino-26,6 kg/m2) e CC (masculino-98,8 cm; feminino-77,8 cm). Estes valores demonstraram sensibilidade e especificidade > 74% e acurácia > 76%. As áreas sob a curva foram > 0,86. O presente estudo propõe a utilização de pontos de corte mais acurados para diagnóstico de obesidade/GC em idosos, sendo para homens IMC 25kg/m2 e CC de 98,8cm e para mulheres IMC de 26,6kg/m2 e CC de 77,8cm, com melhores níveis de sensibilidade e especificidade. / The main objectives were to analyse the validity and accuracy of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC) to evaluate obesity by excess of body fat in older adults and to identify more adequate cut-off points for this age group. The recommended cut-off points for BMI (25, 27 or 30 kg/m2) and WC (≥ 102 cm for men and ≥ 88 cm for women or ≥ 90cm for men and ≥ 80 cm for women) were compared to the total body densitometry. BF was defined by a value higher than the 90th percentile. Out of the 132 participants, 61% were women and aged between 60 and 91 years. The recommended cut-off points of BMI ≥ 25kg/m2 and BMI ≥ 27 kg/m2 showed similar performances. BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 showed high specificity but low sensitivity to identify BF in men and better performance in women. Conventional WC cut-off points showed low sensitivity and specificity. Based on our analyses, new cut-off points for BMI (25 kg/m2 for men and 26.6 kg/m2 for women) and WC (98.8 cm for men and 77.8cm for women) were proposed. The new cut-off points showed sensitivity and specificity values > 74% and accuracy > 76%. The areas under the curve (ROC) were > 0.86. The new BMI and WC cut-off points proposed in the present study for the diagnosis of obesity in older adults showed the best levels of sensitivity and specificity for this age group.

Type: Article
Title: Acurácia de pontos de corte de IMC e circunferência da cintura para a predição de obesidade em idosos = Accuracy of BMI and waist circumference cut-off points to predict obesity in older adults
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232020253.13762018
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232020253.13762018
Language: English
Additional information: This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: Sensibilidade e especificidade; Obesidade; Composição corporal; Envelhecimento; Sensitivity and Specificity; Obesity; Body composition; Ageing
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10094946
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