Establishing a normative table for classifying body fat percentage in adolescents

Authors

  • Regiane de Paula Sena aGrupo de Pesquisa em Educação Física, Fisioterapia, Esportes, Nutrição e Desempenho da Universidade Cesumar (GEFFEND/UniCesumar), Maringá, Brasil
  • Isabella Caroline Santos aGrupo de Pesquisa em Educação Física, Fisioterapia, Esportes, Nutrição e Desempenho da Universidade Cesumar (GEFFEND/UniCesumar), Maringá, Brasil bLaboratório Interdisciplinar de Intervenção e Promoção da Saúde (LIIPS/UniCesumar), Maringá, Brasil cPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Promoção da Saúde (PPGPS/UniCesumar), Maringá, Brasil
  • Beatriz de Souza Cerqueira aGrupo de Pesquisa em Educação Física, Fisioterapia, Esportes, Nutrição e Desempenho da Universidade Cesumar (GEFFEND/UniCesumar), Maringá, Brasil bLaboratório Interdisciplinar de Intervenção e Promoção da Saúde (LIIPS/UniCesumar), Maringá, Brasil cPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Promoção da Saúde (PPGPS/UniCesumar), Maringá, Brasil
  • Fabiano Mendes de Oliveira Unicesumar
  • Fábio Ricardo Acencio bLaboratório Interdisciplinar de Intervenção e Promoção da Saúde (LIIPS/UniCesumar), Maringá, Brasil cPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Promoção da Saúde (PPGPS/UniCesumar), Maringá, Brasil
  • Carina Bertoldi Franco aGrupo de Pesquisa em Educação Física, Fisioterapia, Esportes, Nutrição e Desempenho da Universidade Cesumar (GEFFEND/UniCesumar), Maringá, Brasil bLaboratório Interdisciplinar de Intervenção e Promoção da Saúde (LIIPS/UniCesumar), Maringá, Brasil dFaculdade de Medicina - Unicesumar, Maringá, Brasil
  • Braulio Henrique Magnani Branco aGrupo de Pesquisa em Educação Física, Fisioterapia, Esportes, Nutrição e Desempenho da Universidade Cesumar (GEFFEND/UniCesumar), Maringá, Brasil bLaboratório Interdisciplinar de Intervenção e Promoção da Saúde (LIIPS/UniCesumar), Maringá, Brasil cPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Promoção da Saúde (PPGPS/UniCesumar), Maringá, Brasil dFaculdade de Medicina - Unicesumar, Maringá, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36311/jhgd.v32.11542

Keywords:

adiposity, adolescent health, body composition, body mass index, bioelectrical impedance

Abstract

Introduction: The prevalence of obesity in adolescents has increased worldwide, which is closely related to comorbidities in adulthood. Despite the severity of this pathology and its significant impacts on the health system, there is no international consensus on the cut-off point for the percentage of body fat for Brazilian children and adolescents, making it difficult to make an accurate and early diagnosis addition to assertive treatment.

Objective: This study aimed to establish cut-off points for body fat percentage in male and female adolescents aged 16 to 19 years using bioelectrical impedance (InBody 570®).

Methods: Gender-specific tables were proposed based on the percentiles 3, 5, 10, 15, 25, 50, 75, 85, 95, and 97. A total of 546 adolescents were included.

Results: The body fat percentage cut-off points for the male group were: P3 = 6.0-7.0%; P5 = 7.1-8.9%; P10 = 9.0-9.8%; P15 = 9.9-11.7%; P25 = 11.8-15.5%; P50 = 15.6-21.9%; P75 = 22.0-27.8%; P85 = 27.9-36.0%; P95 = 36.1-38.0% and P97 ≥ 38.1%. For females, the cut-off points were: P3 = 9.5-10.0%; P5 = 10.1-11.0%; P10 = 11.1-11.8%; P15 = 11.9-14.0%; P25 = 14.1-19.0%; P50 = 19.1-27.1%; P75 = 27.2-29.0%; P85 = 29.1-39.9%; P95 = 40.0-51.0% and P97 ≥ 51.0%.

Conclusion: The establishment of cut-off points for body fat percentage may improve the clinical assessment and management of overweight and obese adolescents.

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2022-01-31

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