Análise da aplicabilidade do Índice de Adiposidade Corporal (IAC) comparado ao Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC) em escolares: um estudo de revisão

Abstract

Obesity of school children is a public health problem and can lead to several complications, such as heart disease, diabetes. During childhood and adolescence it is imperative that the detection of overweight and obesity occurs. At this stage, methods of corporal evaluation should be efficient and reliable. The objective of the study was to investigate the applicability of body fat index (IAC) in school children. Six articles were selected that directly compared the IAC and IMC anthropometric methods. The age groups of the students in the articles vary from 5 to 18 years. The articles included in this review indicate that IAC is a good anthropometric method in the evaluation of body composition in schoolchildren, only one study presented a negative result. The IAC still presents some discrepancies, mainly in males, but this method fills some gaps presented in the IMC. Based on the lack of studies, future research comparing IMC and IAC is necessary to define the most accurate and reliable anthropometric method.