Publicación

Anthropometric body fat composition reference values in Spanish adolescents. The AVENA study

  • EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
  • Autores
    Moreno, LA; Mesana, MI; Gonzalez-Gross, M; Gil, CM; Fleta, J; Warnberg, J; Ruiz, JR; Sarria, A; Marcos, A; Bueno, M
  • Año Publicación
    2006
  • Volumen
    60
  • Número
    2
  • Pág. Inicio
    191
  • Pág. Fin
    196
  • Pág. Fin
    191
Referencia Citadas
27
Citas Web of Science
74
Total de veces citado (Z9)
76
Recuento Uso 5 años
7

Objective: To determine reference values for body mass index (BMI), sum of six skinfolds (Sigma 6 skinfolds) and body fat percentage (BF%) in Spanish adolescents aged 13-18 years, included in the AVENA Study (Alimentacion y Valoracion del Estado Nutricional en Adolescentes: Food and Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Adolescents). Design: Multicentre cross-sectional study. Setting: Representative sample of Spanish adolescents. Subjects: The population was selected by means of a multiplestep, simple random sampling. The final number of subjects included in the AVENA Study was 2859 adolescents; 2160 adolescents had a complete set of anthropometric measurements and were then included in this study (1109 males and 1051 females). Interventions: Weight, height and six skinfold thicknesses were measured. As indices of total adiposity, we calculated BMI, Sigma 6 skinfolds and BF% with the formulas described by Slaughter et al. Results: Sigma 6 skinfolds and BF% in each age group were significantly higher in females than in males. In males, age showed a significant effect for BMI, 6 skinfolds and BF%; however, in females, the effect was only significant for BF%. The percentile distribution was more disperse towards higher Sigma 6 skinfolds and BF% values in males when compared with females. Conclusions: The presented percentile values will help us to classify adolescents in comparison with a well-established reference population, and to estimate the proportion of adolescents with high or low adiposity amounts.


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Web financiada por la Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades, Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), proyecto SOMM17/6107/UGR