Waist Circumferences of Chilean Students: Comparison of the CDC-2012 Standard and Proposed Percentile Curves

Rossana Gómez-Campos, Cinthya Lee Andruske, Jefferson Hespanhol, Jose Sulla Torres, Miguel Arruda, Cristian Luarte-Rocha and Marco Antonio Cossio-Bolaños
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Rossana Gómez-Campos: Instituto de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y Salud, Universidad Autonoma de Chile, Talca 5 Poniente 1670, Chile
Cinthya Lee Andruske: Iberoamericana Research Network of Human Development, Arequipa Urb. Amauta C-6, Jose Luis Bustamante y Rivero, Peru
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 Sulla Torres: Engineering Systems. National University of San Agustin, Catholic University of Santa Maria, Arequipa Urb. San José s/n Umacollo, Peru
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
Cristian Luarte-Rocha: Faculty of Physical Sciences Activities, University of San Sebastian, Concepción General Cruz n 1577, Chile
Marco Antonio Cossio-Bolaños: Department of Physical Activity Sciences, Catholic University of Maule, Talca Av. San Miguel 3605, Chile

IJERPH, 2015, vol. 12, issue 7, 1-13

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: waist circumference; children; adolescents; Chile; percentiles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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