TITLE:
Studies of anthropometric indicators and their relationship with metabolic variables
AUTHORS:
Antonia Dalla Pria Bankoff, Leandro Calixto Zago
KEYWORDS:
Anthropometry; Body Fat; Heart Rate; Blood Pressure
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Preventive Medicine,
Vol.4 No.2,
February
8,
2014
ABSTRACT:
The purpose of this work is to identify in the anthropometrical
indicators used here in this study the percentage of body fat, the body mass
index (BMI) and the waist-hip
ratio (WHR), which present a correlation with the metabolic variables of
heart rate, blood pressure (systolic
and diastolic) and double product. A population of 69 subjects averaging 41.7 ± 6.6
years old had their data registered by applying the Bruce Protocol modified to
calculate metabolic variables; to obtain the percentage of fat, the formula
of Petroski was used. The data collected received statistical treatment by
the “Statistical 5.0” program with correlation being made by the calculation of
the simple coefficient of Pearson “r” by means of a statistical significance
test (p rn of male body fat
distribution (android) and blood pressure. The double-product had a
major correlation with the BMI; however, this variable really reflects the work
of the myocardium since the BMI is the only indicator used here that includes
lean mass in its values. The time
spent on the treadmill was correlated in a negative way only with the percentage of fat; in
other words, the greater the percentage, the lesser time spent on the
treadmill.