CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de NÃvel Superior / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientÃfico e TecnolÃgico / A assistÃncia de enfermagem à crianÃa portadora de cardiopatia congÃnita com Ãnfase na investigaÃÃo de dados antropomÃtricos à recomendada precocemente, pois significantes atrasos no peso e comprimento devido ao comprometimento hemodinÃmico relacionam-se intimamente aos problemas nutricionais. Buscou-se avaliar o estado nutricional de crianÃas menores de 2 anos de idade, portadoras de cardiopatias congÃnitas, mediante estudo antropomÃtrico, caracterizar os dados sociodemogrÃficos, histÃria alimentar e antecedentes perinatais, analisar os percentis e escore Z de peso/comprimento, peso/idade, comprimento/idade, circunferÃncia braquial, Ãndice de massa corporal/idade e verificar os preditores de alteraÃÃo dos parÃmetros antropomÃtricos, dos percentis e escore Z nessas crianÃas. Estudo transversal e observacional desenvolvido em duas instituiÃÃes de saÃde ambulatorial e hospitalar, referÃncias em doenÃas cardÃacas. A coleta de dados ocorreu de janeiro a junho de 2009, utilizando formulÃrio estruturado em dados: identificaÃÃo da crianÃa, sociodemogrÃficos, antecedentes perinatais, diagnÃstico patolÃgico, registro alimentar atual e medidas antropomÃtricas. Respeitaram-se todos os aspectos Ãticos e avaliaram-se 132 crianÃas predominantemente de Fortaleza-CE, do sexo masculino, com mediana de idade atà 8,5 meses e portadoras de cardiopatias congÃnitas acianÃticas, tipo comunicaÃÃo interatrial, em acompanhamento ambulatorial, no perÃodo prÃ-operatÃrio. Conforme os achados, a maioria de crianÃas era desprovida financeiramente; as mÃes haviam cursado atà nove anos de estudo, restritas Ãs atividades do lar, e dividiam com os companheiros os cuidados do filho. A maior parte das crianÃas consumia fÃrmulas lÃcteas infantis acrescentadas de complementos alimentares. Segundo os antecedentes perinatais, evidenciaram-se mÃes com atà dois filhos e aproximadamente 27 anos de idade no nascimento do filho cardiopata, alimentaÃÃo adequada durante o perÃodo gestacional, assinalado por intercorrÃncias: infecÃÃes do trato urinÃrio, sangramentos transvaginais, dores, ameaÃa de aborto, hiperÃmese gravÃdica, hipertensÃo arterial, rubÃola, anemia ferropriva, diabetes gestacional, anorexia e edema. Metade das mÃes realizou atà seis consultas de prÃ-natal. Grande parcela das crianÃas nasceu de parto cesÃreo e foi classificada como RN a termo, com elevados escores de Apgar. Com referÃncia à antropometria, tiveram valores de peso e comprimento adequados ao nascer e outras medidas obtidas no momento do estudo consideradas dentro do padrÃo de normalidade. Os percentis e escores Z predominantes no estudo concentraram-se dentro da faixa de normalidade nutricional. No entanto, os valores de escores Z apresentaram variaÃÃes negativas com desvio para a esquerda, portanto, mesmo incluÃdas na faixa nutricional adequada, as crianÃas estÃo em risco iminente de desenvolver alteraÃÃes nutricionais e seus valores de escores Z ainda sÃo discrepantes em relaÃÃo Ãs crianÃas sadias. Na anÃlise de fatores preditores, a ocorrÃncia de desnutriÃÃo imediata e desnutriÃÃo aguda està relacionada à diminuiÃÃo do valor da prega cutÃnea subescapular e a ocorrÃncia de desnutriÃÃo imediata refere-se ao elevado escore de Apgar no primeiro minuto. AlÃm disso, a desnutriÃÃo crÃnica relacionou-se Ãs crianÃas do sexo feminino com idades maiores. Por fim, em face da magnitude do defeito cardÃaco e sua profunda repercussÃo no estado nutricional da crianÃa, estudos podem aperfeiÃoar o conhecimento do enfermeiro e subsidiar o acompanhamento do crescimento que possibilite melhor prognÃstico dessas crianÃas em diferentes contextos da saÃde.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-19T17:37:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao-MariliaSantanaSousaLacerda.pdf: 1160893 bytes, checksum: e04d087bb273199602de0c82ec4fe34b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-15 / At the beginning of climacteric women experience progressive weight gain and metabolic complications and evolve with changes in the distribution of body fat deposits. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between menopause and nutritional indicators of obesity, adjusted for age, lifestyle and resistênncia insulin in nonusers women hormone replacement therapy. We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study in the period from August to December 2015, with 103 women attending the Climacteric Clinic of the University Hospital of Federal University of Maranhão and Clinical Research Center. It was applied to hum questionnaire containing sociodemographic variables, lifestyle and climacteric stage. Were assessed the nutritional indicators: body mass index, waist circumference, waist height and abdominal sagittal diameter. In addition to the biochemical blood glucose and fasting insulin markers, HOMA-IR, total cholesterol and fractions. We used Poisson regression model with robust variance to verify the association between menopause and anthropometric indicators of obesity. In this study, women in the postmenopausal age group had between 50 and 65 years (p <0.001), with more than 10 years of education (62.1%), income below the minimum wage (50.5%) and up to 3 children (68.9%). As for lifestyle 49.5% were classified as sedentary and most reported not drinking alcohol (72.8%) and smoking (95.1%). Observed higher percentages of WHtR (82.2% vs. 63.8%; p = 0.039) and triglycerides (48.9% vs. 22.4%; p = 0.005) higher compared with women in pre- menopause. There was no statistically significant difference for BMI and WC. In the analysis of nutritional indicators of obesity with climacteric adjusted for age, HOMA, physical activity, alcohol consumption and smoking, menopause was associated only with the WHtR model (PR = 1.15; p = 0.011) and HOMA-IR, with models IMC, CC, WHtR and SAD (PR = 1.51; 1.20; 1.22; 1.30, respectively;. p <0.001 was concluded that all models analyzed were associated with HOMA-IR . Only the model of WHtR was associated with perimenopause, demonstrating that this indicator has identified increased adiposity in the abdomen in postmenopausal women. / No início do climatério as mulheres apresentam progressivo aumento de peso e evoluem com complicações metabólicas e alterações na distribuição dos depósitos de gordura corporal. O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a associação entre o climatério e indicadores nutricionais de obesidade, em mulheres não usuárias de terapia de reposição hormonal. Realizou-se um estudo transversal analítico, no período de agosto a dezembro de 2015, com 103 mulheres atendidas no Ambulatório de Climatério do Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Maranhão e no Centro de Pesquisa Clínica. Aplicou-se um questionário contendo variáveis sociodemográficas, estilo de vida e fase do climatério. Foram aferidos os indicadores nutricionais: índice de massa corporal, circunferência da cintura, relação cintura estatura e diâmetro abdominal sagital. Além dos marcadores bioquímicos glicemia e insulina de jejum, HOMA-IR, colesterol total e frações. Utilizou-se o modelo de regressão de Poisson com variância robusta para verificar a associação entre climatério e indicadores antropométricos de obesidade. Nesse estudo, as mulheres na pós-menopausa apresentaram faixa etária entre 50 e 65 anos (p<0,001), com mais de 10 anos de estudo (62,1%), renda inferior a um salário mínimo (50,5%) e com até 3 filhos (68,9%). Quanto ao estilo de vida 49,5% foram classificadas como sedentárias e a maioria referiu não consumir bebida alcoólica (72,8%) e não fumar (95,1%). Observou-se maiores percentuais de RCEst (82,2% vs 63,8%; p=0,039) e níveis de triglicerídeos (48,9% vs 22,4%; p=0,005) elevados quando comparadas com as mulheres na pré-menopausa. Não houve diferença estatisticamente significante para o IMC e a CC. Na análise dos indicadores nutricionais de obesidade com o climatério ajustada para idade, HOMA, atividade física, etilismo e tabagismo, o climatério apresentou associação apenas com o modelo da RCEst (RP= 1,15; p=0,011) e o HOMA-IR, com os modelos IMC, CC, RCEst e DAS (RP= 1,51; 1,20; 1,22; 1,30, respectivamente; p<0,001. Conclui-se que todos os modelos analisados apresentaram associação com o HOMA-IR. Apenas o modelo da RCEst apresentou associação com o climatério, demonstrando que este indicador identificou o aumento da adiposidade na região abdominal na pós-menopausa.

Os objetivos do trabalho foram, com relação a jovens atletas de basquetebol do sexo feminino com idades de 14 à 17 anos de duas categorias competitivas diferentes (mirim e infanto-juvenil): 1) Descrever as características antropométricas, tempo de prática na modalidade, idade cronológica, idade de menarca e fundamentos técnicos por categoria competitiva; 2) Verificar o efeito das categorias competitivas sobre as variáveis antropométricas e fundamentos técnicos; 3) Verificar a relação entre os fundamentos técnicos e as variáveis antropométricas, tempo de prática na modalidade, idade cronológica. Em média as atletas da categoria infanto-juvenil apresentam melhores resultados que as atletas da categoria mirim na maioria das variáveis consideradas; porém só foram verificadas diferenças significativas entre os grupos nos testes de arremesso, drible e passe, o teste de movimentos defensivos apresentou valor significante marginal (p=0,05). Os fundamentos técnicos apresentaram correlações significantes com as variáveis de tempo de prática na modalidade e idade cronológica, por outro lado as variáveis antropométricas apresentaram baixas correlações não significantes com os testes de fundamentos técnicos. Assim, conclui-se que o estudo permitiu uma reflexão sobre a importância dos fundamentos técnicos na formação de jovens atletas de basquetebol do sexo feminino / The purposes of this study were: 1) to describe anthropometrics characteristics variables, time of practical in basketball, chronological age, age of menarca and technical skills; 2) to verify the effect of the competitive categories on the variables anthropometrics and technical skills; 3) to calculate the correlation among technical skills, anthropometrics characteristics, time of practical in basketball and chronological age. The sample composed by 34 youth female basketball players aged 14 to 17 years old, from two competitive young categories. It was observed significant differences between the groups for tests of shooting, dribbling and passing, the test of defensive movements showed marginal significant value (p=0.05). The technical skills showed significant correlations with the variables of time in practice in basketball and chronological age. However, anthropometric variables showed low correlations with the tests of technical skills. In conclusion, our results provided the opportunity to think about basketballs technical skills in the process of development of the female young basketball players

A dissertação Espaços para o corpo: antropometria na arte contemporânea apresenta a pesquisa em relação às operações poéticas desenvolvidas em uma série de trabalhos artísticos; dentre os quais, recortes da produção tridimensional de Hélio Oiticica, Anish Kapoor e Ana Maria Tavares, que visam à criação do que chamaremos de escala antropométrica. Partindo da escultura, a construção desses tridimensionais, ainda que neles seja superada toda figuração, pode se aliar à escala que dimensiona o ser humano. Desse modo, essas obras se relacionam com o corpo do visitante ao se darem à sua experiência como trabalho artístico, uma dimensão, tanto poética, que inclui o espectador, ou o convida a participar dela. Em segundo passo, apresenta a pesquisa estética do próprio autor deste texto e em parceria com Deyson Gilbert, cuja produção resulta em explorações espaciais e temporais propondo questionamentos parcialmente sucedâneos aos dos artistas precedentes. / The dissertation Spaces for the body: anthropometry in contemporary art presents the research related to operations carried out in a poetic series of artworks, among which cutouts of Hélio Oiticicas, Anish Kapoors and Ana Maria Tavares three-dimensional production, aimed at creating what we will call anthropometric scale. Based on the sculpture, the construction of three-dimensional, although they can be overcome every figure representation, can be allied with the human scale. Thus, these works relate to the visitor\'s body when they give to their experience as artwork, a dimension, so poetic, that includes the viewer, or invites to participate. The second part presents the text author\'s aesthetic research (on his own and in partnership with Deyson Gilbert), whose production results in temporal and space exploration by proposing questions to partially succeed the previous artists.

Orientador: Gil Guerra Junior / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-22T13:06:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Avila_JosielAlmeidade_M.pdf: 1176258 bytes, checksum: df7403da6e3a0ddbec6d2c7692c75bc1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: Estudos de tendência secular de crescimento têm procurado analisar o crescimento de diferentes grupos populacionais ao longo do tempo. Entretanto, esses dados são escassos em países em desenvolvimento como o Brasil. O objetivo desse estudo foi verificar a tendência secular da estatura, do peso e do índice de massa corporal (IMC) de alunos de estabelecimentos de ensino militar do Exército Brasileiro nascidos entre as décadas de 20 e 90. Para isso, foi realizado um estudo retrospectivo com levantamento de dados dos arquivos existentes em dois estabelecimentos de ensino militar do Exército Brasileiro. A amostra foi composta de indivíduos com idade entre 18 e 20 anos e nascidos entre as décadas de 20 e 90. Foram analisados 2.169 dados de estatura e 1.741 dados de peso e IMC. Durante o período avaliado ocorreu um aumento de 7,3 cm na média da estatura, de 9,8 Kg na média do peso e 1,8 Kg/m2 na média do IMC. Os ganhos mais significativos foram observados entre as décadas de 20 a 40 e de 60 a 70. A tendência secular de crescimento observada nestes jovens adultos brasileiros durante o período analisado, apesar de positiva, foi heterogênea / Abstract: The secular trends of increasing weight and height in the past centuries are well documented in developed countries. However, these data are still scarce in developing countries such as Brazil. The aim of this study was to verify the secular trends of increasing height, weight and body mass index (BMI) of students from military schools of the Brazilian Army born between the 1920s and 1990s. A retrospective study was performed, which included a survey of data from files of two military schools of the Brazilian Army. The sample was composed of subjects aged between 18 and 20 years old. The study analyzed 2,169 heights and 1,741 weights and BMIs. During the evaluation period, height increased by an average of 7.3 cm, weight of 9.8 kg and BMI of 1.8 kg/m². The most significant gains were observed in subjects born from the 1920s to the 1940s and the 1960s to the 1970s. The secular trends of growth in military students born in the 20th century were positive in Brazil, although the increases were not constant decade by decade / Mestrado / Saude da Criança e do Adolescente / Mestre em Ciências

L’anthropométrie est le domaine scientifique qui étudie les dimensions du corps humain. La complexité de la morphologie du corps nécessite une analyse 3D, aujourd’hui permise par les progrès des scanners 3D. L’objectif de cette étude est de comparer les populations et utiliser les résultats pour mieux adapter les produits sportifs à la morphologie des utilisateurs. Des campagnes de mensuration 3D ont été réalisées et des algorithmes de traitement automatique ont été créés pour analyser les nuages de points des sujets scannés. Basés sur les méthodes d’images et de géométrie, ces algorithmes repèrent des points anatomiques, calculent des mesures 1D, alignent les sujets scannés et créent des modèles anthropométriques 3D représentatifs des populations. Pour analyser les caractéristiques anthropométriques, des statistiques de premier ordre et factorielles ont été adaptées pour être utilisées dans l’espace 3D. Les méthodes ont été appliquées à trois parties : le pied, la tête et la poitrine. Les différences morphologiques entre les populations, mais également au sein d’une population donnée, ont été révélées. Par exemple, la différence à chaque point de la tête entre des têtes a été calculée. Les statistiques en trois dimensions ont aussi permis de mettre en évidence l’asymétrie de la tête. La méthode de création de modèles anthropométriques est plus adaptée à nos applications que les méthodes dans la littérature. L’analyse en trois dimensions permet d’obtenir des résultats qui ne sont pas visibles par les analyses 1D. Les connaissances acquises par cette étude sont utilisées pour la conception de différents produits vendus dans les magasins DECATHLON à travers le monde. / Anthropometry is the scientific field that studies human body dimensions (from the greek άνθρωπος (human) + μέτρον (measure)). Anthropometrical analysis is based actually on 1D measurements (head circumference, length, etc). However, the body’s morphological complexity requires 3D analysis. This is possible due to recent progress of 3D scanners. The objective of this study is to compare population’s anthropometry and use results to adapt sporting goods to user’s morphology. For this purpose, 3D worldwide measurement campaigns were realized and automated treatment algorithms were created in order to analyze the subjects’ point cloud. Based on image processing methods and on shape geometry, these algorithms detect anatomical landmarks, calculate 1D measurements, align subjects and create representative anthropometrical 3D models. In order to analyze morphological characteristics, different statistical methods including components’ analysis, were adapted for use in 3D space. The methods were applied in three body parts: the foot, the head and the bust. The morphological differences between and inside the populations were studied. For example, the difference in each point of the head, between Chinese and European head, was calculated. The statistics in three dimensions, permitted also to show the asymmetry of the head. The method to create anthropometrical models is more adapted to our applications than the methods used in the literature. The analysis in three dimensions, can give results that they are not visible from 1D analyses. The knowledge of this thesis is used for the conception of different products that they are sold in DECATHLON stores around the world.

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / The purpose of this study was to provide a national overview on internal migration of children and to relate these migration patterns to the nutritional status of children. This study specifically investigated the internal migration that took place during the life span of the National Food Consumption Survey study population and relates that to their dietary intake and anthropometric status. / South Africa

Le Néolithique moyen (4500-3500 av. J.-C) est une période transitoire entre deux phases importantes de la préhistoire récente : la néolithisation des territoires occidentaux de l’Europe au Néolithique ancien et la multiplication des identités culturelles au Néolithique final. Longtemps considérée comme une période de « stabilisation » des groupes humains, les recherches archéologiques ont montré la complexité de cette période particulière de la Préhistoire récente. Les Alpes se situent à la confluence de plusieurs aires chronoculturelles et présentent à ce niveau un intéressant terrain d’étude. Notre étude se porte sur plusieurs populations appartenant à cette phase chronologique. Plusieurs analyses statistiques univariées et multivariées ont été effectuées à partir des données métriques crâniennes et infracrâniennes des groupes appartenant à la région du Bassin lémanique afin de percevoir leur variabilité diachronique. Puis, ils ont été comparés à des populations chronologiquement similaires, mais appartenant à d’autres aires chronoculturelles voisines. La morphologie crânienne ne nous a pas permis de mettre en évidence de variations dans les groupes lémaniques au cours du millénaire considéré, qui paraissent ainsi présenter une certaine stabilité morphologique. Toutefois, un gradient morphologique est perceptible entre les différentes populations occidentales considérées dans notre échantillon. La forme et le format infracrâniens nous ont permis d’avancer plusieurs hypothèses quant aux conditions et modes de vie de ces différentes populations. Ils remettent en question la définition initiale des populations du Néolithique moyen à savoir une réduction du format et une tendance à la gracilisation et montrent, au contraire, une certaine variation des caractères de forme et de format qui semble dépendante du contexte environnemental dans lequel évoluaient ces groupes humains. / The mid Neolithic period (4500-3500 BC) is a transitional one, between two important phases of recent prehistory: neolithization of western Europe’s territories in the ancient neolithic period and the multiplication of cultural identities in the final Neolithic period. For a long time, it has been considered the « stabilisation » period of the human groups. Archaeological research has shown the complexity of this particular period of recent prehistory. The Alps are located at the confluence of several chronocultural eras and are thus an interesting study ground. Our study deals with several populations of this particular chronological period. Several statistical analysis, univariate and multivariate, were carried out using cranial and infracranial metric based data on groups from the Geneva lake Basin to determine their diachronic variability. Then they were compared to other similar populations of the same period, from neighbouring areas. The cranial morphology based findings did not highlight any variations in Geneva Basin groups during the millennium studied which seems to prove a morphological stability. However, a morphological gradient is discernible between the different western populations sampled. Infracranial shapes and sizes have allowed us to put forward several hypotheses about the conditions and way of life during that period of time. They question the initial definition of middle Neolithic population, i.e. format reduction and a tendency to slenderness, but show on the contrary a certain form and size variation, which seem to be dependant on the environmental context in which these human groups were living.

In April 2003 the Sol Plaatjie Municipality disturbed several unmarked graves while digging a storm-water trench next to what is today known as the Gladstone Cemetery in Kimberley, South Africa. They are believed to date to between 1897 and 1900. All remains were excavated and housed at the McGregor museum in Kimberley where they were investigated. The purpose of this study was to analyze and interpret the health status and diseases present within this sample, and to determine whether bone lesions caused by ossified haematomas and treponemal infection can be diagnosed through histological investigations. Standard anthropometric techniques were used to determine the age and sex of the individuals. All bones were assessed for signs of trauma and pathology present on the bones, and histological bone samples were prepared according to a method described by Maat (2002). A total of 107 individuals were investigated, comprising of 86 males and 15 females. The remains were mostly those of young persons, with the majority being younger than 30 years of age. A wealth of pathology was observed with skeletal lesions indicating advanced treponemal disease, scurvy, non-spesfic osteomyelitis, several amputations, cranial fractures and osteoarthritis. A high incidence of dental caries, antemortem tooth loss and periodontal disease were also noted. The remains studied were those of migrant workers, of low socio-economic status, mainly consuming a diet consisting of refined carbohydrates lacking vitamin C. A high prevalence of degenerative changes and cranial fractures suggested participation in regular strenuous physical activities and a high incidence of interpersonal violence. The high incidence of infectious diseases was ascribed to the poor living conditions as well as limited medical care. Surgical procedures were conducted regularly as could be extrapolated from the high incidence of amputations. It was also concluded that a distinction could be made between bone reactions resulting from of haemorrhage and lesions caused by an infectious condition, on histological level. Three stages of ossified haematoma development and remodeling were described. It is hoped that this study gave some recognition to those so unceremoniously dumped in these pauper graves. / Dissertation (MSc (Anatomy))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Anatomy / unrestricted

Orientador: Maria Isabel Pedreira de Freitas Ceribelli / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-04T02:15:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Malta_MonicaAlexandre_M.pdf: 4654022 bytes, checksum: 38002dea9a94db1b48fc9aef0d3ccd88 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2003 / Resumo: Para se prevenir a desnutrição, provocada pela oferta de nutrientes menor que as necessidades reais do paciente, deve-se iniciar a terapia nutricional enteral precocemente, através de uma sonda, quando há a impossibilidade da reposição dos nutrientes necessários à alimentação do doente. Com intuito de se predizer medidas antropométricas para realizar a sondagem nasogástrica, usou-se neste estudo a esofagogastroduodenoscopia (EGDA) como padrão de uma medida como referência interna, determinante do comprimento necessário para a introdução do tubo de alimentação até o estômago. Medidas externas foram obtidas entre os pontos : ponta do nariz x lobo da orelha x apêndice xifóide x umbigo e altura correlacionadas com a medida padrão. Trata-se de estudo prospectivo, clínico e descritivo constituído por 140 usuários, encaminhados por demanda espontânea, à esofagogastroduodenoscopia diagnóstica. Para a análise dos dados utilizou-se a correlação linear e multivariada. Encontrou-se duas correlações estatisticamente significativas entre a linha zeta, identificada durante a EGDA, acrescida da distância da rima labial à arcada dentária superior, com a distância compreendida entre os pontos anatômicos lóbulo da orelha e apêndice xifóide (r=0.75) e desta linha com a altura ortostática (r= 0.72). Para se inserir a sonda de alimentação em estômago, de maneira a realizar o procedimento com segurança aos pacientes. Os resultados revelam a possibilidade de se usar a distância predita entre os pontos: lobo da orelha x apêndice xifóide x umbigo para servir como referência / Abstract: In order to prevent malnutrition due to a minor demand of the patient¿s real nutrient supplies, the enteral nutrition therapy must be started early through a feeding tube when the spontaneous feeding remain impossible. With the aim of predicting the anthropometric measures to perform the nasogastric probing, it was used, in this study, the esophagusgastroduodenuscopy(EGDA) as a standard to establish a measurement as an internal reference which determines the necessary length in order to perform the insertion of the feeding tube up to the stomach. External reference measurements were obtained through the points nose tip x earlobe x xiphoid appendix x umbilicus and height which were correlationed with the standard measurement. This is a prospective, clinical and descriptive study with 140 patients, referred as spontaneous request to the diagnostic. In order to do the data analysis, it was used a multivariate and linear correlation. Two it was found a significant statistically correlation: between the ¿zeta¿ line, identified during the esophagusgastroduodenuscopy(EGDA) , with the distance measured between the antomic points of the earlobe and xiphoid appendix ( r= 0.75) and from this line with the orthostatic height ( r=0.72). The results revealed the possibility of using the distance as a prediction measurement among the points: earlobe x xiphoid appendix x umbilicus to establish it as a reference measurement to insert the feeding tube into the stomach / Mestrado / Enfermagem e Trabalho / Mestre em Enfermagem