Clinical characteristics of obese boys and girls in a high school: focused on abdominal fat indices, fatty liver and carotid intima-media thickness / 소아과
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
;
: 292-297, 2011.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Our study aimed to evaluated sex differences in clinical features of obese high school students.METHODS:
One hundred three obese high school students (body mass index [BMI]> or =85th percentile) and 51 control students (BMI<85th percentile) were enrolled in this study. Anthropometric measurements were performed. Fasting serum glucose, insulin, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and high-sensitive C-reactive protein were measured. Abdominal fat thickness, degree of fatty liver, and carotid intima-media thickness were measured by ultrasound.RESULTS:
In control and obese groups, waist circumference was significantly longer in boys but body fat mass was significantly higher in girls. In the control group, total cholesterol and LDL-C were higher in girls. In the obese group, however, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase and triglyceride were higher and HDL-C was lower in boys. Preperitoneal fat thickness was significantly higher in obese girls. In obese group, the degree of fatty liver was significantly higher in boys. Carotid intima-media thickness was not significantly different between boys and girls.CONCLUSION:
Obese adolescents had distinguishable sex differences in body measurements, metabolic abnormalities, abdominal fat thickness and fatty liver. We can infer that these characteristics may extend into adult obesity.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Aspartate Aminotransferases
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C-Reactive Protein
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Carotid Artery Diseases
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Adipose Tissue
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Cholesterol
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Fasting
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Sex Characteristics
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Alanine Transaminase
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Abdominal Fat
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Waist Circumference
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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