摘要
Os objetivos do presente estudo foram analisar a rela o entre a obesidade e a s赤ndrome metab車lica (SM); identificar a preval那ncia da SM; classificar o estado nutricional e comparar as vari芍veis: triglic谷rides, HDL-c, press o arterial e glicose em adolescentes comobesidade abdominal. A amostra foi constitu赤da por 393 adolescentes de ambos os sexos entre dez e 14 anos de idade. Foram feitas medidas de circunfer那ncia do abd men, aferi o da press o arterial e exames laboratoriais de glicose, colesterol HDL-c e triglic谷rides. Osresultados apresentaram que, na condi o nutricional, o sexo masculino apresentou obesidade de 27,1%, sobrepeso de 4,3 e 68,6% de peso normal. Quanto ao sexo feminino, 29,5% est o com peso normal, 1,6%, com sobrepeso e 68,9%, com obesidade. A obesidade no sexo feminino foi estatisticamente maior do que no masculino. A preval那ncia de SM foi de 37%, e os meninos tiveram a preval那ncia maior da s赤ndrome metab車lica. N o foi encontrada diferen a estat赤stica entre os sexos nas vari芍veis: triglic谷rides, HDL-c e press o arterial. Conclu赤mos que a obesidade foi fator determinante para a SM em adolescentes do sexo feminino, a preval那ncia da SM e a de obesidade foram altas e nos parametros bioqu赤micos n o foi encontrada nenhuma diferen a estat赤stica entre os sexos. The objectives of this study were: to analyze the relationship between obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS); identify the prevalence of MS; classify the nutritional condition; and compare the variables:triglycerides, HDL-c, arterial pressure and glucose in adolescents with abdominal obesity. The sample consisted of 393 adolescents of both genders between ages 10 and 14. Measurements were taken of abdominal circumference, arterial pressure, and laboratory exams of glucose, cholesterol HDL-c and triglycerides. The results showed that, in the nutritional condition, the male gender presented an obesity rate of 27.1, 4.3% overweight, and a rate of normal weight of 68.6%. As for the female gender, 29.5% have normal weight, 1.6% are overweight, and 68.9% are obese. The obesity of the female gender was statistically higher than that of males. The prevalence of MS was 37%, with boys having the higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome. No statistical difference was found between the genders regarding the variables: triglycerides, HDL-c and arterial pressure. We concluded that obesity was a determinant factor for SM in female adolescents; the prevalence of MS and obesity was high, and no statistical difference between the genders was found in the biochemical parameters.