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Low-grade inflammation independently associates with cardiometabolic risk in children with overweight/obesity.
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Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD [Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis] 2020 Aug 28; Vol. 30 (9), pp. 1544-1553. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 05. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background and Aims: Pediatric obesity associates with both low-grade inflammation and cardiometabolic risk on the population level. Yet on an individual patient level, overweight/obesity does not always equal increased cardiometabolic risk. In this study, we examine whether low-grade inflammation associates with cardiometabolic risk in Danish children, independent of degree of adiposity. We further assess the value of integrating multiple inflammation markers to identify children with very-high cardiometabolic risk profiles.<br />Method and Results: We studied 2192 children and adolescents aged 6-18 years from an obesity clinic cohort and a population-based cohort, in a cross-sectional study design. Anthropometry, blood pressure, pubertal stage and body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry were assessed, and biomarkers including fasting serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), white blood cells (WBC), resistin, lipid profile and glucose metabolism were measured. Adjusted correlation analysis and odds ratios were calculated. We found that, independent of degree of adiposity, having high-normal inflammation marker concentrations associated with increased cardiometabolic risk: for girls, hsCRP >0.57-9.98 mg/L (mid/upper tertile) associated with ~2-fold higher odds of dyslipidemia and hepatic steatosis (vs. lower tertile). For both sexes, WBC >7.0-12.4 10 <superscript>9</superscript> /L (upper tertile) associated with 2.5-fold higher odds of insulin resistance. Lastly, children with multiple inflammation markers in the high-normal range exhibited the most severe cardiometabolic risk profile.<br />Conclusion: Low-grade inflammation associates with cardiometabolic risk in children independent of degree of adiposity. The associations vary with sex and inflammation marker measured. Finally, integrating multiple low-grade inflammation markers identifies a very-high-risk subgroup of children with overweight/obesity and may have clinical value.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest JH received lecture fees from Novo Nordisk and is the owner of Dr Holm Ltd, which provides medical services, training and supervision. All other authors have nothing to disclose.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 The Italian Diabetes Society, the Italian Society for the Study of Atherosclerosis, the Italian Society of Human Nutrition and the Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Adiposity
Adolescent
Age Factors
Biomarkers blood
Blood Glucose metabolism
Child
Comorbidity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Denmark epidemiology
Female
Humans
Inflammation blood
Inflammation diagnosis
Inflammation physiopathology
Insulin Resistance
Lipids blood
Male
Metabolic Syndrome blood
Metabolic Syndrome diagnosis
Metabolic Syndrome physiopathology
Pediatric Obesity blood
Pediatric Obesity diagnosis
Pediatric Obesity physiopathology
Prognosis
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Inflammation epidemiology
Inflammation Mediators blood
Metabolic Syndrome epidemiology
Pediatric Obesity epidemiology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1590-3729
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32571613
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2020.04.024