Abstract

The objective is to compare BMI WHI WWCI and BFP measured in adolescents to propose a combination to assess overweight and obesity Methods descriptive prospective cross-sectional and correlational study probabilistic sample of 428 adolescents from three regions of Venezuela Variables Sex age weight height WC BMI WHI WWCI and BFP Results averages by sex similar and non-significant increase with age and moderate to very high correlations 0 65 0 99 in both sexes BMI WHO classifies Excess 11 2 and BMI CCSS 7 4 in addition by sex BMI WHO classifies a higher percentage of the female sex in Excess 16 2 than BMI CCSS 4 8 the WHI WWCI and BFP indicators classify the same percentage of the total sample in the Normal category 80 3 79 6 and 79 8 as well as in the Excess category 14 5 15 5 and 15 0 The WHI classifies similar percentage in Excess the WWCI and cl BFP classify in the category Excess a higher percentage in the male sex 19 1 and 52 7 For the WWCI and BMI indicators the average is higher in the male sex and for the WHI and BFP indicators higher in the female sex Conclusion BMI is more widely used the WHI and WWCI on assessing risk or excess correlates moderately with BMI 0 61 and 0 62 in both sexes the BFP behaves better classifies with percentages similar to those of BMI CTE in Excess in the two sexes correlates highly with BMI 0 99 and 0 89 for male and female can make up a Scale