2019-11-052019-11-052011MARTINS, Karine Anusca; MONEGO, Estelamaris Tronco; PAULINELLI, Régis Resende; FREITAS-JUNIOR, Ruffo. Comparison of methods to evaluate total body fat and its distribution. Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, São Paulo, v. 14, n. 4, p. 677-687, 2011. 1415-790Xhttp://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/18318Objective: To compare two methods for evaluating total body fat and its distribution. Methods: Cross-sectional, cohort-nested study. Sixty-two women received a nutritional status evaluation which included total body fat (BF) obtained through the sum of skinfolds (ΣSF) and bioimpedance (BIA). Visceral fat distribution was measured using ultrasonography (USG) (intra-abdominal fat thickness) (IAT) and waist circumference ( WC). The concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) and the determination coefficient (r 2 ) were calculated. Results: Mean patient age was 48.19 (8.99) years. Thirty-six women (58.06%) had a very large WC and 42 (67.74%) had high body fat. There was moderate concordance (r 2 = 0.42; CCC = 0.59; p < 0.01) between the methods for determining body fat (%) and optimal concordance (r 2 = 0.90; CCC = 0.91; p < 0.01) for body fat (kg) determined by BIA and ΣSF. The comparison between WC and IAT (USG) showed moderate concordance (r 2 = 0.49; p < 0.01) between the methods. Conclusions: Moderate concordance in determining total body fat (%) and optimal concordance in determining body fat (kg) were found between the methods. Moderate concordance was found between the methods for determining body fat distribution.engAcesso AbertoComposição corporalDistribuição da gordura corporalDobras cutâneasImpedância bioelétricaCircunferência da cinturaSaúde públicaBody compositionPublic healthBody fat distributionWaist circumferenceSkinfold thicknessElectric impedanceArtigo10.1590/S1415-790X2011000400014