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Fetuin-A as an Alternative Marker for Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Risk in Prepubertal Children.

Authors :
Shim YS
Kang MJ
Oh YJ
Baek JW
Yang S
Hwang IT
Source :
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis [J Atheroscler Thromb] 2017 Oct 01; Vol. 24 (10), pp. 1031-1038. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Feb 01.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Aim: Fetuin-A plays a role in insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease. This study aims to determine the relationship between fetuin-A levels and cardiometabolic risk factors, as well as to investigate the effect of serum fetuin-A on insulin resistance indices to determine whether fetuin-A is an additional marker for insulin resistance in prepubertal children.<br />Methods: A total of 99 prepubertal Korean children (59 males) aged from 6.0 to 10.0 years was included in this study. Subjects were divided into underweight/normal-weight and overweight/obese groups. Serum fetuin-A levels were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and were natural logarithm (ln)-transformed.<br />Results: Serum fetuin-A concentrations were significantly elevated in overweight/obese children as compared with underweight/normal-weight children (P=0.029). Ln serum fetuin-A was significantly positively correlated with body mass index (BMI) standard deviation scores (SDSs) (r=0.239, P=0.017), triglyceride levels (r=0.285, P=0.004), ln insulin (r=0.377, P<0.001), systolic blood pressure (BP) (r=0.274, P=0.006), and diastolic BP (r=0.304, P=0.006) and was significantly inversely correlated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels (r=-0.236, P=0.019). In univariate linear regression analysis, ln fetuin-A was significantly positively associated with the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (r=0.356, P<0.001) and significantly inversely associated with the quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI) (r=-0.309, P=0.002). Following adjustment for age, gender, BMI, and lipid profiles in multivariate linear regression analysis, fetuin-A was significantly positively associated with HOMA-IR (P=0.048) and marginally inversely associated with QUICKI (P=0.054).<br />Conclusions: Our results suggest that fetuin-A can be an alternative marker for insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk in prepubertal children.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1880-3873
Volume :
24
Issue :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
28154244
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5551/jat.38323