A study on metabolic variables and its association with high sensitive C-reactive protein in obese children and adolescents
Open Access
- 1 January 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medknow in Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Vol. 17 (7), 360-S362
- https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.119623
Abstract
Obesity in children and adolescents predispose to the development of obesity in adulthood and subsequent cardiovascular disease. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) is a marker of low grade inflammatory state, which characterizes an atherosclerotic process. The aim of this study was to assess the metabolic abnormalities and its association with hsCRP in obese children and adolescents. A total of 62 obese children and adolescents and 24 healthy children and adolescents with a normal weight were recruited. In all subjects, anthropometric and biochemical parameters were measured. Body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure were significantly higher in the obese children and adolescents than the control. Obese children had significantly higher hsCRP levels (P < 0.001), total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) and lower high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol than the control group. Furthermore, homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was significantly higher in obese children compared with the normal weight children. Furthermore, hsCRP showed a positive correlation with BMI (r = 0.357; P = 0.028), total cholesterol (r = 0.367; P = 0.008) and LDL-C (r = 0.356; P = 0.01), insulin (r = 0.311; P = 0.026) and not with HOMA-IR (r = 0.244; P = 0.084)). In conclusion, obese children and adolescents have significantly increased hsCRP compared with a normal weight group. Early intervention and prevention of obesity in children and adolescents decreases cardiovascular disease in later life.Keywords
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