Abstract:

The present article aimed to delineate the anthropometric profile of men and women, evaluated by Bioelectrical Bioimpedance method, in the city of São Carlos, Brazil. A total of 438 individuals were evaluated, 132 males and 306 females. We obtained the analysis of the total body composition, analyzing the following variables: body weight; body mass index; total body fat; total trunk fat; visceral fat area; neck circumference; waist circumference; hip circumference, waist / hip ratio and basal metabolic rate. These data are important to diagnose predisposition to various diseases. The evaluation of body composition showed that exist a greater prevalence of people in the overweight and obesity ranges, in their different degrees, in relation to those that fit the parameter of normality. This prevalence was higher among men than among the women evaluated. It was also observed a higher concentration of visceral fat in men, indicating that the higher the visceral fat, the greater the total fat of the trunk and consequently, the greater the waist circumference. These indicators show the possibility of increased predisposition to the occurrence of various chronic-degenerative diseases associated with obesity.

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