Changing relationships of obesity and dyslipidemia in Greek children: 1982-2002
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Changing relationships of obesity and dyslipidemia in Greek children: 1982-2002. / Manios, Yannis; Magkos, Faidon; Christakis, George; Kafatos, Anthony G.
I: Preventive Medicine, Bind 41, Nr. 5-6, 2005, s. 846-851.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Changing relationships of obesity and dyslipidemia in Greek children: 1982-2002
AU - Manios, Yannis
AU - Magkos, Faidon
AU - Christakis, George
AU - Kafatos, Anthony G
N1 - (Ekstern)
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Background: The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has been increasing rapidly during the past decades in many parts of the world. Less is known with respect to the effects of increasing adiposity on blood lipid profile. The present study was designed to examine the influence of adiposity on secular trends in anthropometric characteristics and plasma lipids of Greek children.Methods: A total of 419 and 374 boys with normal body weight and 109 and 246 boys with abnormal body weight (overweight and obese) were randomly recruited in 1982 and 2002, respectively (aged 12.1 +/- 0.1 years). Height, weight, body mass index (BMI, kg/m2), Rohrer index (kg/m3), plasma total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), triglyceride (TG), TC/HDL-C ratio, and LDL-C/HDL-C ratio were determined.Results: Temporal changes in weight (positive), BMI (positive), HDL-C (negative), and cholesterol ratios (positive) were greater among overweight and obese vs. normal-weight boys (P < 0.05), while those for height (positive), LDL-C (positive), TG (positive), and TC (no change) were of similar magnitude. The increase in Rohrer index since 1982 failed to reach significance for children with normal body weight (P = 0.077) but did so for overweight and obese subjects (P = 0.027).Conclusions: These results indicate that secular increases in measures of fatness and adverse changes in plasma lipids were more pronounced among overweight and obese children than among normal-weight individuals, although qualitatively similar shifts were observed across the entire population.
AB - Background: The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has been increasing rapidly during the past decades in many parts of the world. Less is known with respect to the effects of increasing adiposity on blood lipid profile. The present study was designed to examine the influence of adiposity on secular trends in anthropometric characteristics and plasma lipids of Greek children.Methods: A total of 419 and 374 boys with normal body weight and 109 and 246 boys with abnormal body weight (overweight and obese) were randomly recruited in 1982 and 2002, respectively (aged 12.1 +/- 0.1 years). Height, weight, body mass index (BMI, kg/m2), Rohrer index (kg/m3), plasma total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), triglyceride (TG), TC/HDL-C ratio, and LDL-C/HDL-C ratio were determined.Results: Temporal changes in weight (positive), BMI (positive), HDL-C (negative), and cholesterol ratios (positive) were greater among overweight and obese vs. normal-weight boys (P < 0.05), while those for height (positive), LDL-C (positive), TG (positive), and TC (no change) were of similar magnitude. The increase in Rohrer index since 1982 failed to reach significance for children with normal body weight (P = 0.077) but did so for overweight and obese subjects (P = 0.027).Conclusions: These results indicate that secular increases in measures of fatness and adverse changes in plasma lipids were more pronounced among overweight and obese children than among normal-weight individuals, although qualitatively similar shifts were observed across the entire population.
KW - Adiposity
KW - Adolescent
KW - Anthropometry
KW - Body Mass Index
KW - Child
KW - Dyslipidemias/etiology
KW - Female
KW - Greece
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Obesity/complications
U2 - 10.1016/j.ypmed.2005.08.008
DO - 10.1016/j.ypmed.2005.08.008
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 16256184
VL - 41
SP - 846
EP - 851
JO - Preventive Medicine
JF - Preventive Medicine
SN - 0091-7435
IS - 5-6
ER -
ID: 297180347