Sex

Age

Weight

Size

WHI

WWCI

BMI

BFP

Sample (n=484)

M

10.2±2.1

34.6±17.9

136.9±13.5

0.47±0.04

0.56±0.17

18.9±3.9

8.8±4.9

F

9.9±1.9

35.9±18.9

137.2±12.7

0.47±0.04

0.56±0.15

18.6±3.2

19.3±4.0

T

10.1±2.0

35.3±18.4

137.1±13.1

0.47±0.04

0.56±0.20

18.8±3.6

13.75±6.9

p

0,1000

0,430

0,801

1,000

1,000

0,354

0,000

Boys and girls from 6 to 11 years old (n=361)

M

9.3±1.4

32.0±16.9

131.7±10.6

0.47±0.04

0.50±0.13

17.9±3.1

13.07±6.7

F

9.2±1.5

32.6±17.2

133.1±10.8

0.47±0.04

0.53±0.14

18.1±3.7

18.4±3.8

T

9.2±1.5

32.3±17.0

132.4±10.7

0.47±0.04

0.52±0.13

18.0±3.1

14.9±6.5

p

0,450

0,699

0,152

1,000

0,015

0,479

0,000

Adolescents Aged 12 and over (n=123)

M

12.9±0.9

45.7±20.6

151.1±10.2

0.48±0.04

0.70±0.19

21.6±4.6

12.6±5.6

F

12.5±0.7

46.7±23.5

150.2±9.3

0.47±0.04

0.65±0.14

20.4±2.7

22.1±3.4

T

12.7±0.9

46.3±22.1

150.7±9.8

0.48±0.04

0.68±0.17

21.1±3.9

16.2±3.4

p

0,000

0,621

0,310

0,006

0,001

0,000

0,000

Note: WHI: Waist-Height Index; WWCI: Waist Weight-Circumference Index; BMI: Body Mass Index; BFP: Body Fat Percentage
Table 1: Average and deviation of variables and indicators anthropometric, by sex and age group

 

 

Deficit

Normal

Excess

 

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

BMI/Age CDC/WHO

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

8

3,1

13

5,7

181

70,9

155

67,7

66

25,9

61

26,6

 

BMI/Age/CCSS

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

2

0,8

2

0,9

230

90,2

214

93,4

23

9,0

13

5,7

WHI

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

0

0,0

0

0,0

216

84,7

198

86,5

39

15,3

31

13,5

WWCI
Percentiles

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

15

5,9

16

7,0

199

78,0

181

79,0

41

16,1

32

14,0

Body Fat
Percentage

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

0

0,0

137

59,8

156

61,2

89

38,9

99

38,8

3

1,3

Classification in Non-risk and Risk, by sex, according to the WHI and WWCI indicators

 

 

No Risk

risk

 

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

WHI

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

216

84,7

198

86,5

39

15,3

31

13,5

WWCI
Percentile 85

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

215

84,3

197

88,7

40

15,7

25

11,2

Note: WHI: Waist-Height Index; WWCI: Waist Weight-Circumference Index; BMI: Body Mass Index; BFP: Body Fat Percentage; CCSS: Caracas Cross-Sectional Study; CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Table 2: Percentage comparison of the classification of the anthropometric indicators, by sex, by category

Figure 1: Relationship of BMI vs BFP and BMI vs WWCI indicators, by sex

Figure 2: ROC curve of the Waist-Size Index. Children and Adolescents of Caracas