Anthropometric indices as predictors of the metabolic syndrome and its components in adolescents

Jung, Christian; Fischer, Nicole; Fritzenwanger, Michael; Figulla, Hans R.

doi:10.1111/j.1442-200x.2009.02973.x

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“…In our study, WC was the measure of central adiposity that provided better discriminatory power for detecting CRP in boys. We observed similar results to Jung et al 42 only in girls.…”

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Ability of Measures of Adiposity in Identifying Adverse Levels of Inflammatory and Metabolic Markers in Adolescents

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Background: Overweight and obesity have been associated with a pro-inflammatory state. We aimed to assess the ability of different measures of overall and abdominal adiposity for identifying adverse levels of inflammatory and metabolic markers in adolescents. Methods: This is a cross-sectional analysis with 529 Portuguese adolescents (267 girls), mean age 14.3 ± 1.7 years. Weight, height, sitting height, waist circumference (WC), and body fat percentage (BF%) were measured; and BMI, waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and waist-to-sitting-height ratio (WsHtR) were calculated. We measured C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrinogen, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), complements C3 and C4, leptin, and adiponectin levels. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to estimate the ability of the adiposity measures to discriminate between low/high values of biomarkers. Results: The highest areas under the ROC curves were presented by BF% for fibrinogen and complement C3 in both sexes and for ESR, complement C4, and adiponectin only in girls; by BMI for CRP in girls and for leptin in both sexes; by WHtR for leptin in both sexes and for CRP, fibrinogen, and adiponectin only in girls; by waist circumference for CRP, fibrinogen, and complement C3 only in boys and for complement C4 in girls; and by WsHtR for complement C3 in girls; p < 0.05 for all. Conclusions: The measures that more often presented discriminatory power were, for overall adiposity, BF% in both sexes, and for abdominal adiposity, WHtR in girls and WC in boys. However, small differences in discriminatory capabilities don't allow us to clearly defend the adoption of a single measure above all others.

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“…In our study, WC was the measure of central adiposity that provided better discriminatory power for detecting CRP in boys. We observed similar results to Jung et al 42 only in girls.…”

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“…In another study, composed exclusively by German male adolescents, 42 WHtR presented a higher AUC for CRP than WC and WHR. In our study, WC was the measure of central adiposity that provided better discriminatory power for detecting CRP in boys.…”

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Ability of Measures of Adiposity in Identifying Adverse Levels of Inflammatory and Metabolic Markers in Adolescents

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“…More than 60% of overweight children 5 to 10 years of age in Bogalusa, Louisiana, had at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease (Fagot-Campagna et al, 2000;Freedman et al, 1999;Jung et al, 2010a).…”

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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is elevated in obese adolescents

Kamchybekov¹,

Figulla²,

Gerdes³

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Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

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“…Estudos sugerem que a variação da distribuição anatômica da gordura corporal é um importante indicador morfológico, relacionado com complicações endócrinas e metabólicas predisponentes ao aparecimento e desenvolvimento de doenças cardiovasculares 10 . Indivíduos com disposição centrípeta da gordura corporal tendem a apresentar maior incidência de diabetes 11,12 , hipertensão 13 , síndrome metabólica e alterações desfavoráveis no perfil das lipoproteínas plasmáticas [14][15][16] . Apesar de a obesidade central ser mais fortemente associada com uma gama de morbidades, são poucos os estudos que buscam evidenciar essa distribuição da gordura corporal.…”

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Modifications of adiposity in school-age children according to the nutritional status: a 20-year analysis

Ferrari¹,

Ferrari²,

Júnior³

et al. 2012

J Pediatr (Rio J)

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Objective: To analyze adiposity changes in school-age children over a 20 year-period, according to nutritional status. Methods:The study is part of the Ilhabela Longitudinal Mixed Project on Growth, Development and Physical Fitness. A sample of 1,095 school students of both sexes, from 7 to 10 years, met the following inclusion criteria: (a) at least one complete assessment in one of the analyzed periods; (b) to be in prepubertal stage of sexual maturation; (c) to be apparently healthy. The periods analyzed were 1990/1991 (initial), 2000/2001 (10 years) and 2010/2011 (20 years). The variables analyzed were: body weight, height and adiposity through individual analysis of each skinfold. Children were classified as eutrophic, overweight and obese, according to the curves of body mass index for age and sex proposed by the World Health Organization. The statistical analysis used was one-way ANOVA, followed by Scheffé's post-hoc test, with p < 0.01. Results:In boys, the largest increase occurred in the overweight group, followed by the obese and eutrophic groups. In girls, the largest increases occurred in the groups with overweight and eutrophic children, followed by the obese group. Conclusion:During the 20-year period analyzed, there were changes in adiposity, even when the nutritional status was controlled, showing that individuals who have similar body mass indexes may vary in proportion and distribution of subcutaneous adipose tissue. In both sexes, the increase was higher in the overweight group, and mainly in central skinfolds. As variáveis analisadas foram: massa corporal, estatura e adiposidade, pela análise individual de cada dobra cutânea. Os indivíduos foram classificados em eutróficos, com excesso de peso e obesos mediante as curvas propostas pela Organização Mundial da Saúde de índice de massa corporal para idade e sexo. Foi utilizada a Anova one-way, seguida do post-hoc de Scheffé, com p < 0,01.Resultados: Nos meninos, o maior aumento ocorreu no grupo com excesso de peso, seguido pelos grupos obesos e eutróficos. Já nas meninas, os maiores aumentos ocorreram nos grupos com excesso de peso e eutróficas, seguidos pelo grupo obesas. Conclusão:Houve modificações da adiposidade, mesmo com o controle do estado nutricional, durante o período de 20 anos analisado, mostrando que os indivíduos que têm semelhantes índices de massa corporal podem variar em proporção e distribuição de tecido adiposo subcutâneo. Para ambos os sexos, o aumento foi maior nos grupos classificados como excesso de peso e, principalmente, nas dobras cutâneas centrais.J Pediatr (Rio J). 2012;88(3):239-45: Pregas cutâneas, tecido adiposo, pré-escolar.

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Anthropometric indices as predictors of the metabolic syndrome and its components in adolescents

Cited by 39 publications

References 31 publications

Ability of Measures of Adiposity in Identifying Adverse Levels of Inflammatory and Metabolic Markers in Adolescents

Ability of Measures of Adiposity in Identifying Adverse Levels of Inflammatory and Metabolic Markers in Adolescents

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is elevated in obese adolescents

Modifications of adiposity in school-age children according to the nutritional status: a 20-year analysis

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