Uso do Índice de Massa Corporal na avaliação do estado nutricional de adultos indígenas Xavánte, Terra Indígena Sangradouro-Volta Grande, Mato Grosso, Brasil

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Author	Gugelmin, Sílvia Angela Santos, Ricardo Ventura
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	This study evaluates the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and anthropometric measurements in Xavante adults on the Sangradouro-Volta Grande Indian Reservation, Mato Grosso State, Central Brazil. The objective was to analyze the use of BMI as an indicator of nutritional status in this specific population. Fieldwork was conducted in January-February 1999. Data include body mass, height, arm, hip, and waist circumference, and triceps skinfold of 128 adults over 20 years of age. The results indicate high correlations (r > 0.80) between BMI and body mass and waist and mid upper arm circumference for both sexes. For women, fat arm area and total arm area were also highly correlated with BMI, while for men hip circumference and total arm area showed a high correlation with BMI. The results suggest that high BMI values are related to excess fat among the Xavante. It is important to monitor changes in the nutritional status of indigenous peoples in Brazil, since there is evidence that such populations are undergoing rapid processes of nutritional transition.
Starting Page	1865
Ending Page	1872
Page Count	8
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DOI	10.1590/S0102-311X2006000900017
Volume Number	22
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.scielosp.org/pdf/csp/v22n9/10.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-311X2006000900017
Language	English
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