INTRODUCTION: Obesity in adolescence is a predictive factor of obesity in adulthood. The prevalence in children and adolescents has increased in most countries and has become one of the most significant nutritional problems nowadays. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed at verifying the anthropometric, lipid and glycemic profiles in lower class adolescents from a philanthropic institution located in the Northeast of Paraná State. MATERIAL AND METHOD: The studied population consisted of 92 adolescents, from 10 to 17 years of age. The Body Mass Index (BMI) was used to verify their nutritional status, considering < 24.9 kg/m² normal and > 25 kg/m² overweight. The waist-to-hip measurement was calculated through waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and glucose concentrations, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL-c, LDL-c and VLDL-c fractions were determined through enzymatic methods. RESULTS: 9.79% were overweight and 9.78% of WHR and cholesterol levels were inadequate to the age group. BMI (overweight), blood glucose, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, LDL-c, VLDL-c and HDL-c showed low correlation, whereas age (OR = 49.16) and WHR (OR = 13.99) showed significant correlation p < 0.05. CONCLUSION: The result evidenced the necessity of health public policies in educational scope in order to prevent obesity and its risks factors in adolescence.
Adolescents; Anthropometric profile; Lipids profile; Body mass index
