Associação entre perfil lipídico e adiposidade corporal em mulheres com mais de 60 anos de idade

Abstract

The partial correlation analysis and the largest variance found for WC and WHR in comparison to the lipidogram components indicate that both methods could be useful in the early diagnosis of atherosclerosis.

Classic Anthropometric and Body Composition Indicators Can Predict Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Elderly

“…The SF measurements may be useful to assess the pattern of subcutaneous fat, which in turn presents distinct metabolic and anatomical distributions of visceral adipose tissue [38]. The evaluation of elderly women by means of SS (abdomen, suprailiac, thigh, calf and triceps) correlates less significantly with the biochemical parameters when compared to other anthropometric variables [13]. Hughes et al [39] evaluated changes in body composition of elderly subjects for 10 years and verified that the SF method should not be used to evaluate changes in BF mass.…”

“…SF was measured with a caliper (Lange skinfold caliper model) with an accuracy of 1 mm on the right hemibody at four anatomical locations: biceps, triceps, subscapular and suprailiac [11,13,16,21,22]. To estimate the deposits of subcutaneous fat and its location, different combinations of SFs were used: the sum of the four SFs (SS) as an estimate of overall adiposity, the sum of bicep and tricep SF to represent peripheral adiposity, the sum of suprailiac and subscapular SF to represent central adiposity, and the ratio of central adiposity/peripheral adiposity [10,13,21].…”

“…To estimate the deposits of subcutaneous fat and its location, different combinations of SFs were used: the sum of the four SFs (SS) as an estimate of overall adiposity, the sum of bicep and tricep SF to represent peripheral adiposity, the sum of suprailiac and subscapular SF to represent central adiposity, and the ratio of central adiposity/peripheral adiposity [10,13,21]. Measurements (WC, HC and SF) were recorded in triplicate [21,23] and the means between the two closest values were used in our analysis.…”

“…Besides these classical measurements and derived indices, different studies have proposed and used percentage of body fat (%BF), body fat (BF) and skinfolds (SF) as indicators of adiposity in the elderly [1,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15]. A limited number of studies have sought to establish the relationship between BF and anthropometric /body composition in the elderly.…”

Implications of alcoholic cirrhosis in atherosclerosis of autopsied patients

“…Lipid profile has been widely studied for its strong association with atherogenesis. 9 The most characteristic component of atherosclerosis is chronic inflammation of the artery walls, pointing out the importance of inflammation for the severity of the disease. 10 Regarding the advances in diagnostic and therapeutic areas, cardiovascular disease remains a major cause of mortality worldwide 11 and, in view of the epidemiological profile of the Brazilian population, further research is essential to identify risk groups and enable interventions to prevent the incidence and progression of these diseases.…”