In:
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 25, No. 1 ( 2020-12)
Abstract:
Limited evidence exists regarding the relationship between central-to-peripheral fat ratio measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and subsequent cardiometabolic risk in both pediatric and adult populations. Methods The present cohort study investigated the relationship between DXA-measured body fat distribution and cardiometabolic parameters. The source population was 275 4th–6th graders (aged 9.6–12.6 years) in the northeast region of Japan (Shiokawa area in Kitakata). A 3-year follow-up was conducted to obtain complete information from 155 normal-weight children (87 boys and 68 girls). Normal-weight children were identified using sex- and age-specific international cut-offs for body mass index (BMI) based on adult BMI values of 25 kg/m 2 and 18.5 kg/m 2 , respectively. Body fat distribution was assessed using the trunk-to-appendicular fat ratio (TAR) and trunk-to-leg fat ratio (TLR) measured by DXA. Results In boys, systolic blood pressure (SBP) at follow-up showed a significant relationship with TAR at baseline after adjusting for age, height, pubic hair appearance, SBP, and whole body fat at baseline ( β = 0.24, P 〈 0.05), and SBP also showed a significant relationship with TLR after adjusting for confounding factors including whole body fat ( β = 0.25, P 〈 0.05). In girls, there were no significant relationships between blood pressure and TAR/TLR. Conclusion Body fat distribution in normal-weight boys predicted subsequent blood pressure levels in adolescence. The relationship between fat distribution and blood pressure was independent of fat volume.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1342-078X
,
1347-4715
DOI:
10.1186/s12199-020-00878-1
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2020
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2133273-3
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