Resumen de Comparação entre os resultados obtidos por diferentes métodos de avaliação da composição corporal em mulheres com síndrome de fibromialgia

Aline Cristina Torquato, Fabio Amarante Dias, Luana Bertamoni Wachholz, Luciane Ângela Nottar Nesello, Alan de jesus Pires de Moraes

• English

  A Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a chronic illness, with unknown etiology characterized by diffuse generalized muscle pain, fatigue and non repairing sleep, which leads to a physical and psychological damage. The FMS patients show a higher fat percentage and lower index of fat free mass when compared to the general population. This condition stress the sensitivity to pain affecting the life quality. The objective of this study was to compare the results of body composition evaluation by the convencional anthropometric methodology, bioimpedance and DEXA applied in women with FMS. There were 37 participants, all female, and the data were collect with three different protocols. They were: Bioimpedance, anthropometry and DEXA. There were prevalence of 27% and 37% over weight and obesity respectively, although in relation to the fat mass, it can be concluded that all correlations found by the results from the three used methods are very strong (r > 0,9). About the lean mass, a very strong correlation was found (r = 0,902) only with bioimpedance and DEXA only. It can be concluded that the usage of the three methodologies (anthropometry, bioimpedance and DEXA) to evaluate fat and lean mass are valid and useful to analyze the nutrition state evolution of women who present Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

• português

  A Síndrome de Fibromialgia (SFM) é uma doença crônica, com etiologia desconhecida, caracterizada por dor muscular generalizada difusa, fadiga e sono não reparador com prejuízo físico, psicológico aos seus portadores. Observa-se que pacientes com SFM apresentam maior percentual de gordura e menor índice de massa de livre de gordura quando comparados à população em geral, condição esta que acentua a piora da sensibilidade à dor e, por consequência, da qualidade de vida. O objetivo do presente estudo foi comparar os resultados da avaliação da composição corporal pelos métodos antropométricos convencionais, bioimpedância e DEXA aplicados em mulheres portadoras de SFM. Foram avaliadas 37 participantes, todas do sexo feminino, onde coletou-se dados em três diferentes protocolos, sendo esses: Bioimpedância, antropometria e DEXA. Encontrou-se prevalência de 27% e 37% de sobrepeso e obesidade, respectivamente; já em relação à massa gorda, todas as correlações encontradas pelos resultados dos três métodos analisados foram muito fortes (r > 0,9). Quanto à massa magra, encontrou-se correlação muito forte apenas ao analisar Bioimpedância e DEXA (r = 0,902). Concluiu-se que os três métodos para avaliação da massa gorda e massa magra (dobras cutâneas, bioimpedância e DEXA) são válidos e úteis no acompanhamento da evolução do estado nutricional de mulheres portadoras de Síndrome de Fibromialgia. ABSTRACT The comparison between results obtained by different evaluation methods in women body composition with fibromyalgia syndromeA Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a chronic illness, with unknown etiology characterized by diffuse generalized muscle pain, fatigue and non repairing sleep, which leads to a physical and psychological damage. The FMS patients show a higher fat percentage and lower index of fat free mass when compared to the general population. This condition stress the sensitivity to pain affecting the life quality. The objective of this study was to compare the results of body composition evaluation by the convencional anthropometric methodology, bioimpedance and DEXA applied in women with FMS. There were 37 participants, all female, and the data were collect with three different protocols. They were: Bioimpedance, anthropometry and DEXA. There were prevalence of 27% and 37% over weight and obesity respectively, although in relation to the fat mass, it can be concluded that all correlations found by the results from the three used methods are very strong (r > 0,9). About the lean mass, a very strong correlation was found (r = 0,902) only with bioimpedance and DEXA only. It can be concluded that the usage of the three methodologies (anthropometry, bioimpedance and DEXA) to evaluate fat and lean mass are valid and useful to analyze the nutrition state evolution of women who present Fibromyalgia Syndrome.