This study aimed to investigate the correlation between body mass index and anthropometric indicators of abdominal obesity in diabetic and/or hypertensive active patients of the Health Family Support Nucleus in Caninde, Ceará. It is a correlational research, transverse and quantitative analysis. The sample consisted of 25 diabetic and/or hypertensive women, mean age 63.64±10.25 years. The weight, height and waist circumference (WC) were collected. The body mass index (BMI) was calculated to identify general obesity and the abdominal obesity was identified based on WC indicators, waist/height ratio (WHR) and conicity index (CI). The results showed overweight patients (BMI = 28.3±4.0) and high anthropometric indexes of abdominal obesity (WC=100.1±8.7; WHR=66.4±5.1; CI=139.4±8.3). WC (p<0.01; r=0.826) and WHR (p<0.01; r=0.730) showed correlated with BMI in hypertensive patients. Significant correlations between anthropometric indicators of general and abdominal obesity of diabetic and hypertensive-diabetic patients were not identified. In conclusion, were identified a sample of diabetic and/or hypertensive women with overweight and high risk of developing diseases associated with obesity. BMI of hypertensive patients showed a positive correlation with the WC and the WHR, but not with the CI. There were no significant correlations in diabetic patients.
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