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Differential relationships between anthropometry measures and cardiovascular risk factors in boys and girls
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Huang, RC and de Klerk, N and Mori, TA and Newnham, JP and Stanley, FJ and Landau, LI and Oddy, WH and Hands, B and Beilin, LJ, Differential relationships between anthropometry measures and cardiovascular risk factors in boys and girls, International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 6, (3) pp. e271-282. ISSN 1747-7166 (2011) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.3109/17477166.2010.512388
Abstract
METHODS: A total of 1 149 children of an Australian pregnancy (Raine) cohort with recruitment 1989-1991 were assessed for anthropometry and fasting lipids, insulin, and blood pressure.
RESULTS: There were significant distinctions in the associations between anthropometry and groups of cardiovascular risk factors. These distinctions differed by gender. Insulin resistance, triglycerides, C-reactive protein levels, low density lipoprotein (LDH)/high density lipoprotein (HDL) and total/HDL cholesterol ratios had the strongest association with waist, waist/height ratio and body mass index. By contrast, in boys, height was the strongest independent predictor (in a negative direction) of total and LDL-cholesterol. Blood pressure and uric acid was most strongly correlated with body weight and height (heavier and taller boys). Taller male adolescents had highest blood pressures and lowest cholesterol levels.
CONCLUSIONS: No single adolescent anthropometric measure best predicted all cardiovascular risk factors. Each measure showed distinct relationships with specific groups of risk factors. Contrasting associations may reflect different pathogenesis by which gender, puberty, and adiposity affect metabolic risk. No single anthropometric measurement in childhood would appear to be superior or sufficient when investigating the developmental origins of cardiovascular health and related metabolic disease.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Medical and Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Nutrition and Dietetics |
| Research Field: | Clinical and Sports Nutrition |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) |
| Objective Field: | Nutrition |
| UTAS Author: | Oddy, WH (Professor Wendy Oddy) |
| ID Code: | 109074 |
| Year Published: | 2011 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 16 |
| Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
| Deposited On: | 2016-05-19 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-06 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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