Acurácia de índices alternativos para avaliar o estado nutricional de homens e mulheres

Abstract

-A good evaluation of the nutritional status requires knowledge on body composition, casting doubts on the accuracy of some indexes. herefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the accuracy of the following nutritional status indexes: Body Mass Index (BMI), BMI elevated to 2.5 (BMI 2.5 ), Fat Mass Index (FMI) and BMI adjusted for fat mass (BMIfat). Participated of this study 280 subjects (aged 17-48 years), from which the results of BMI, BMI 2.5 , FMI and BMIfat indexes were analyzed, having the Hydrosta…