Índice de conicidade como preditor de alterações no perfil lipídico de adolescentes de escolas públicas em uma cidade do nordeste do Brasil

This study aimed to evaluate the predictive power of the conicity index as well as your cut points to changes in lipid profile in adolescents. It is a Cross-sectional study that evaluated 774 students of both genders, ages 10 to 14 years participating in the Longitudinal Study Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, Eating Habits and Health of Adolescents (Study LONCAAFS) in Joao Pessoa, PB. anthropometric data were obtained (weight, height and waist circumference), demographic (gender and age) and performed blood collection after 12 hours of fasting for lipid profile. The conicity index was calculated according to the formula proposed by Valdez. ass were investigated following changes in lipid profile, considering indicative cutoffs abnormalities: total cholesterol (≥170mg / dL), LDL-C (≥130mg / dL), triglycerides (≥130mg / dL), HDL-C (