OBJECTIVE: To analyze the predictive capacity of Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist Circumference (WC) and Triceps Skin Folds (TSF) to diagnose of lipid abnormalities and to suggest cutoff points for these measures in order to identify this disease in children. METHODOLOGY: It was measured the BMI, WC, TSF and lipid profiles of 374 schoolchildren (11,25 ± 0,28 years) from the public education system of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. Area under the ROC curve (95%CI), sensitivity, specificity and predictive values were […]