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      Índice de massa corporal para triagem de fatores de risco para doenças cardiovasculares na infância Translated title: Body mass index to the cardiovascular disease risk screening in infancy

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          OBJETIVO: Propor novos pontos de corte para índice de massa corporal (IMC) de escolares de 7 a 12 anos de idade. SUJEITOS E MÉTODOS: 1.413 escolares de 7 a 12 anos de idade selecionados de forma aleatória. Foram medidos o IMC, o colesterol total (CT) e as pressões arterial sistólica (PAS) e diastólica (PAD). Os dados foram analisados a partir da curva Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) e da análise bivariada. RESULTADOS: Os pontos de corte para o IMC propostos no presente estudo apresentam adequada capacidade de identificar verdadeiros positivos e negativos em relação à presença de fatores de risco para doenças cardiovasculares (DCV). Além disso, apresentam valores mais altos e equilibrados de sensibilidade e especificidade que outras propostas de pontos de corte. CONCLUSÕES: Os pontos de corte para o IMC propostos no presente estudo configuram-se como a alternativa mais adequada para a triagem de escolares com chances aumentadas de apresentarem fatores de risco para DCV.

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          OBJECTIVE: To purpose news body mass index (BMI) cut offs to 7 to 12 years old scholars. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: 1.413 scholars of 7 to 12 years old selected of aleatory way. Were measured the BMI, total cholesterol (TC), and systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). To the date analyze were used the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC curve) and the bivariate analyze. RESULTS: The BMI cut offs proposed at this study show adequate capacity to identify true positive and negative to the cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk factors presence. Besides, these cut offs show higher and more balanced sensibility and specificity values than other cut offs proposals. CONCLUSIONS: The BMI proposed at this study configure with as the more adequate alternative to the screening for the scholars with increased chances to carry DCV risk factors.

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                Journal
                abem
                Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia
                Arq Bras Endocrinol Metab
                Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia (São Paulo )
                1677-9487
                March 2011
                : 55
                : 2
                : 114-120
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Federal do Pampa Brazil
                [2 ] Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
                [3 ] Universidade Luterana do Brasil Brazil
                [4 ] Universidade de Caxias do Sul Brazil
                Article
                S0004-27302011000200003
                10.1590/S0004-27302011000200003
                93e78de2-bc40-4b5c-bee9-dcb32ecf2695

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

                Endocrinology & Diabetes
                ROC curve,BMI,scholars,cut off,IMC,pontos de corte,escolares,curva ROC
                Endocrinology & Diabetes
                ROC curve, BMI, scholars, cut off, IMC, pontos de corte, escolares, curva ROC

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