Waist Circumferences of Chilean Students

Comparison of the CDC-2012 Standard and Proposed Percentile Curves

Bibliographic Data

ID15471981
AuthorsRossana Gomez‐campo (0000-0001-6509-5707, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, corresponding author), Rossana Gomez-Campos (Universidad Autónoma de Chile), Cynthia Lee Andruske (0000-0001-7762-0310), Cinthya Andruske (Iberoamericana Research Network of Human Development, Arequipa Urb. Amauta C-6, Jose Luis Bustamante y Rivero, Peru), Jefferson Eduardo Hespanhol (Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)), Jefferson Hespanhol (Faculty of Physical Education, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Avenida Érico Veríssimo, 701, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Barão Geraldo, CEP 13.083-851, Brazil), Jose Torres (0000-0001-9474-1288, Engineering Systems. National University of San Agustin, Catholic University of Santa Maria, Arequipa Urb. San José s/n Umacollo, Peru), José Sulla-Torres (0000-0001-5129-430X, Catholic University of Santa María), Miguel De Arruda (0000-0002-7132-4294, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)), Miguel Arruda (Faculty of Physical Education, State University of Campinas, Campinas Avenida Érico Veríssimo, 701, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Barão Geraldo, CEP 13.083-851, Brazil), Cristián Luarte-Rocha (0000-0002-1172-8692, San Sebastián University), Marco A Cossio‐bolaño (0000-0001-7230-9996, Catholic University of the Maule), Marco Cossio-Bolaños (Department of Physical Activity Sciences, Catholic University of Maule, Talca Av. San Miguel 3605, Chile)
Year2015
Volume12
Issue7
Pages7712-7724
Publication date2015-07-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph120707712
PMID26184250
PMCIDPMC4515686
OpenAlexW1947855413
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited23

The measurement of waist circumference (WC) is considered to be an important means to control overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. The objectives of the study were to (a) compare the WC measurements of Chilean students with the international CDC-2012 standard and other international standards, and (b) propose a specific measurement value for the WC of Chilean students based on age and sex. A total of 3892 students (6 to 18 years old) were assessed. Weight, height, body mass index (BMI), and WC were measured. WC was compared with the CDC-2012 international standard. Percentiles were constructed based on the LMS method. Chilean males had a greater WC during infancy. Subsequently, in late adolescence, males showed values lower than those of the international standards. Chilean females demonstrated values similar to the standards until the age of 12. Subsequently, females showed lower values. The 85th and 95th percentiles were adopted as cutoff points for evaluating overweight and obesity based on age and sex. The WC of Chilean students differs from the CDC-2012 curves. The regional norms proposed are a means to identify children and adolescents with a high risk of suffering from overweight and obesity disorders

Body mass index · Circumference · Cutoff · Obesity · Overweight · Percentile · Physics · Statistics · Waist · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Demography · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Mathematics · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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