Nutritional status and its association with conventional and unconventional anthropometric indicators of central adiposity in military/ESTADO NUTRICIONAL E SUA ASSOCIACAO COM OS INDICADORES ANTROPOMETRICOS CONVENCIONAIS E NAO CONVENCIONAIS DE ADIPOSIDADE CENTRAL EM MILITARES

Introduction: The military is characterized as a healthy and active population. The assessment of body composition and distribution of body fat becomes important to be evaluated in this audience, and risk factors may appear progressively over the years due to changes in physical activity and diet. Objective: To evaluate nutritional status and its association with conventional and unconventional anthropometric indicators of central adiposity in the military. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study. Study population composed of military men ([greater than or equal to] 18 years), the 29th Armored Infantry Battalion and the 1st Regiment of Tanks of Santa Maria-RS. Weight, height, Body Mass Index, nutritional status, age group, ethnicity and conventional anthropometric indicators (waist circumference, hip circumference, abdominal circumference and waist-hip ratio) and non-conventional (waistheight ratio and conicity index) to assess abdominal adiposity. Data were analyzed using STATA software version 12.0 and significant p