Association between anthropometric indices and cardiometabolic risk factors in pre-school children

BMC Pediatrics

Catalina Marín³  Marcela Ruiz²  Marcela Hoyos²  Jacqueline Barona³  Juan C. Aristizabal¹ 

[1] School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia;Unit of Food Security, Secretary of Social Inclusion and Family, Alcaldía de Medellín, Colombia;Basic and Applied Microbiology Research Group (MICROBA), School of Microbiology, Program of Ophidism, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia

关键词: Fat mass index;    Skinfold thickness;    Waist to height ratio;    Waist circumference;    Body mass index;    Insulin resistance;    Cardiovascular risk factors;    Obesity;    Pre-school children;    Childhood;   

Others  :  1234545
DOI  :  10.1186/s12887-015-0500-y

 received in 2015-05-13, accepted in 2015-11-02,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

The world health organization (WHO) and the Identification and prevention of dietary- and lifestyle-induced health effects in children and infants- study (IDEFICS), released anthropometric reference values obtained from normal body weight children. This study examined the relationship between WHO [body mass index (BMI) and triceps- and subscapular-skinfolds], and IDEFICS (waist circumference, waist to height ratio and fat mass index) anthropometric indices with cardiometabolic risk factors in pre-school children ranging from normal body weight to obesity.

Methods

A cross-sectional study with 232 children (aged 4.1 ± 0.05 years) was performed. Anthropometric measurements were collected and BMI, waist circumference, waist to height ratio, triceps- and subscapular-skinfolds sum and fat mass index were calculated. Fasting glucose, fasting insulin, homeostasis model analysis insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), blood lipids and apolipoprotein (Apo) B-100 (Apo B) and Apo A-I were determined. Pearson’s correlation coefficient, multiple regression analysis and the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis were run.

Results

51 % (n = 73) of the boys and 52 % (n = 47) of the girls were of normal body weight, 49 % (n = 69) of the boys and 48 % (n = 43) of the girls were overweight or obese. Anthropometric indices correlated (p < 0.001) with insulin: [BMI (r = 0.514), waist circumference (r = 0.524), waist to height ratio (r = 0.304), triceps- and subscapular-skinfolds sum (r = 0.514) and fat mass index (r = 0.500)], and HOMA-IR: [BMI (r = 0.509), waist circumference (r = 0.521), waist to height ratio (r = 0.296), triceps- and subscapular-skinfolds sum (r = 0.483) and fat mass index (r = 0.492)]. Similar results were obtained after adjusting by age and sex. The areas under the curve (AUC) to identify children with insulin resistance were significant (p < 0.001) and similar among anthropometric indices (AUC > 0.68 to AUC < 0.76).

Conclusions

WHO and IDEFICS anthropometric indices correlated similarly with fasting insulin and HOMA-IR. The diagnostic accuracy of the anthropometric indices as a proxy to identify children with insulin resistance was similar. These data do not support the use of waist circumference, waist to height ratio, triceps- and subscapular- skinfolds sum or fat mass index, instead of the BMI as a proxy to identify pre-school children with insulin resistance, the most frequent alteration found in children ranging from normal body weight to obesity.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Aristizabal et al.

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