Comparison of different methods of body assessing in cats
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT. Aptekmann K.P., Mendes-Junior A.F., Passos C.B., Secchin M.C. & Galeas M.A.V. [Comparison of different methods of body assessing in cats.] Comparação dos diferentes métodos de avaliação corporal em felinos. Revista Brasileira de Medicina Veterinária, 36(2):215-218, 2014. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Alto Universitário, s/n, Caixa Postal 16, Guararema, Alegre, ES 29500-000, Brasil. E-mail: kapreising@yahoo.com.br Obesity or overweight are usually not difficult to recognize in cats, but the correct diagnosis is necessary, requiring some methods of quantification. There is no ideal method for determination of obesity in cats. This study aimed to compare different methods of assessing body condition. A total of 50 domiciled cats were used and body condition score (BCS), body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), percentage of body fat (%BF) and waist circumference (WC) were determined for each cat. Through the Spearman correlation test, considering a level of significance of 5%, it was found all methods of body assessing correlate to each other. However, morphometric measurements were not considered useful for the diagnosis of obesity in cats. Feline BMI was adapted from human and can be used as an easy and less subjective method than ECC. It is proposed that further studies are conducted in an attempt to use WC measurement as a parameter indicative of metabolic syndrome in cats. |
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Comparison of different methods of body assessing in catsComparação dos diferentes métodos de avaliação corporal em felinosCondição corporalobesidadegorduradiagnósticoBody conditionobesityfatdiagnosisABSTRACT. Aptekmann K.P., Mendes-Junior A.F., Passos C.B., Secchin M.C. & Galeas M.A.V. [Comparison of different methods of body assessing in cats.] Comparação dos diferentes métodos de avaliação corporal em felinos. Revista Brasileira de Medicina Veterinária, 36(2):215-218, 2014. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Alto Universitário, s/n, Caixa Postal 16, Guararema, Alegre, ES 29500-000, Brasil. E-mail: kapreising@yahoo.com.br Obesity or overweight are usually not difficult to recognize in cats, but the correct diagnosis is necessary, requiring some methods of quantification. There is no ideal method for determination of obesity in cats. This study aimed to compare different methods of assessing body condition. A total of 50 domiciled cats were used and body condition score (BCS), body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), percentage of body fat (%BF) and waist circumference (WC) were determined for each cat. Through the Spearman correlation test, considering a level of significance of 5%, it was found all methods of body assessing correlate to each other. However, morphometric measurements were not considered useful for the diagnosis of obesity in cats. Feline BMI was adapted from human and can be used as an easy and less subjective method than ECC. It is proposed that further studies are conducted in an attempt to use WC measurement as a parameter indicative of metabolic syndrome in cats.A obesidade ou sobrepeso geralmente não são difíceis de serem reconhecidos em gatos, mas o diagnóstico correto é preciso, necessitando de algumas formas de quantificação. Não existe um método ideal para a determinação da obesidade em gatos. Neste trabalho, objetivou-se comparar os diferentes métodos de avaliação de condição corporal. Foram utilizados 50 gatos domiciliados nos quais foram determinados o escore de condi- ção corporal (ECC), peso corporal (PC), índice de massa corporal (IMC), porcentagem de gordura corporal (%GC) e circunferência abdominal (CA). Por meio do teste de correlação de Spearman, considerando um nível de significância de 5%, verificou-se que todos os métodos de avaliação corporal se correlacionaram entre si. Contudo, a utilização das medidas morfométricas não foi considerada útil para o diagnóstico da obesidade em felinos. O IMC felino foi adaptado do humano, podendo ser utilizado como um método fácil e menos subjetivo que o ECC. Propõe-se que mais estudos sejam realizados na tentativa de se utilizar a medida da CA como um parâmetro indicativo da síndrome metabólica em gatos.Sociedade de Medicina Veterinária do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.2014-06-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpeer reviewedAvaliado pelos paresapplication/pdfhttps://rbmv.org/BJVM/article/view/496Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine; Vol. 36 No. 2 (2014); 215-218Revista Brasileira de Medicina Veterinária; v. 36 n. 2 (2014); 215-2182527-21790100-2430reponame:Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicineinstname:Sociedade de Medicina Veterinária do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (SOMVERJ)instacron:SBMVporhttps://rbmv.org/BJVM/article/view/496/372Aptekmann, Karina PreisingJunior, Aguinaldo Francisco MendesPasso, Camila BonnaSecchin, Mirela CoqueiroGaleas, Marcos Alexandre Ventorininfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2020-12-23T17:32:15Zoai:ojs.rbmv.org:article/496Revistahttps://rbmv.org/BJVMONGhttps://rbmv.org/BJVM/oaicontato.rbmv@gmail.com2527-21790100-2430opendoar:2020-12-23T17:32:15Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine - Sociedade de Medicina Veterinária do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (SOMVERJ)false |
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Comparison of different methods of body assessing in cats Comparação dos diferentes métodos de avaliação corporal em felinos |
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Comparison of different methods of body assessing in cats |
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Comparison of different methods of body assessing in cats Aptekmann, Karina Preising Condição corporal obesidade gordura diagnóstico Body condition obesity fat diagnosis |
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Comparison of different methods of body assessing in cats |
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Comparison of different methods of body assessing in cats |
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Comparison of different methods of body assessing in cats |
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Comparison of different methods of body assessing in cats |
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Comparison of different methods of body assessing in cats |
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Aptekmann, Karina Preising |
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Aptekmann, Karina Preising Junior, Aguinaldo Francisco Mendes Passo, Camila Bonna Secchin, Mirela Coqueiro Galeas, Marcos Alexandre Ventorin |
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Junior, Aguinaldo Francisco Mendes Passo, Camila Bonna Secchin, Mirela Coqueiro Galeas, Marcos Alexandre Ventorin |
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Aptekmann, Karina Preising Junior, Aguinaldo Francisco Mendes Passo, Camila Bonna Secchin, Mirela Coqueiro Galeas, Marcos Alexandre Ventorin |
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Condição corporal obesidade gordura diagnóstico Body condition obesity fat diagnosis |
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Condição corporal obesidade gordura diagnóstico Body condition obesity fat diagnosis |
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ABSTRACT. Aptekmann K.P., Mendes-Junior A.F., Passos C.B., Secchin M.C. & Galeas M.A.V. [Comparison of different methods of body assessing in cats.] Comparação dos diferentes métodos de avaliação corporal em felinos. Revista Brasileira de Medicina Veterinária, 36(2):215-218, 2014. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Alto Universitário, s/n, Caixa Postal 16, Guararema, Alegre, ES 29500-000, Brasil. E-mail: kapreising@yahoo.com.br Obesity or overweight are usually not difficult to recognize in cats, but the correct diagnosis is necessary, requiring some methods of quantification. There is no ideal method for determination of obesity in cats. This study aimed to compare different methods of assessing body condition. A total of 50 domiciled cats were used and body condition score (BCS), body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), percentage of body fat (%BF) and waist circumference (WC) were determined for each cat. Through the Spearman correlation test, considering a level of significance of 5%, it was found all methods of body assessing correlate to each other. However, morphometric measurements were not considered useful for the diagnosis of obesity in cats. Feline BMI was adapted from human and can be used as an easy and less subjective method than ECC. It is proposed that further studies are conducted in an attempt to use WC measurement as a parameter indicative of metabolic syndrome in cats. |
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