Objective. To study the association between the metabolic syndrome (MS) and the glycemic load (GL) of food intake among obese children and adolescents seen in consultation by the endocrinology team in a pediatric referral hospital in Lima, Peru. Population and Method. Cross-sectional study among obese children and adolescents (body mass index ≥ 95 percentile), 10-15 years old. The MS was classified according to criteria of the International Diabetes Federation. A 24 hour reminder was used, and the overall and per meal GL was calculated. The association between the GL tertiles (comparison with the lower tertile) and the MS was assessed using prevalence ratios adjusted by demographic outcome measures, family history, physical activity and total carbohydrate consumption in Poisson regression models with a robust variance. Results. Out of 273 obese children and adolescents, 52.4% were male and 94.9% did not engage in any physical activity. Glycemic load median value was 213 (164.8-287.4) and the daily calorie intake value was 2275 (1851-3024) kcal, consisting mainly of carbohydrates (62%). MS prevalence was 22.3%; the most prevalent components were abdominal obesity (81.7%) and low values of high density lipoprotein (HDL) (63.7%). Lastly, an association was observed between a high consumption of GL and the risk of developing MS (aRP 4.5; 95% CI: 1.3-15.3). Conclusions. There is an association between a high consumption of GL and the presence of MS among obese children and adolescents.
ResumenIntroducción: La obesidad en niños y adolescentes es un problema de salud pública que se encuentra en incremento a nivel mundial, siendo conocida su relación con el desarrollo de alteraciones metabólicas como la diabetes mellitus tipo 2. Objetivos: Determinar la presencia de resistencia a la insulina en adolescentes obesos y no obesos según sexo, edad, estadio puberal y antecedentes familiares de alteración metabólica o enfermedad cardiovascular (ECV) explorando asociación y riesgo. Diseño: Estudio transversal, observacional y analítico. Lugar: Tres centros educativos de la zona urbana de Lima. Participantes: Adolescentes entre 10 y 17 años de edad. Intervención: Se estudió 69 adolescentes entre 10 y 17 años de edad, agrupados de acuerdo a la presencia de obesidad. El diagnóstico de obesidad fue definido por un índice de masa corporal (IMC) >95 percentil; 55,1% varones y 44,9% mujeres. Se empleó el modelo de evaluación homeostática para determinar la resistencia a insulina (HOMA-IR) y la función de la célula beta (HOMA-%B) en ambos grupos. También se realizó determinaciones de lípidos mediante método enzimático y se aplicó una encuesta para buscar antecedentes familiares de obesidad, diabetes mellitus y enfermedad cardiovascular (ECV). El análisis estadístico se hizo mediante pruebas de correlación de Spearman y de comparación de medias con la prueba U de Mann-Whitney. Principales medidas de resultados: Insulina basal, colesterol total, triglicéridos, colesterol-VLDL, HOMA IR y HOMA%B en adolescentes obesos y no obesos. Resultados: Se encontró que la insulina basal, el colesterol total, triglicéridos, colesterol-VLDL, HOMA IR y HOMA%B fueron significativamente mayores (p<0,05) en el grupo de obesos. El HOMA-IR presentó una correlación inversa, débil, con el desarrollo puberal, particularmente en el sexo femenino (r=-0,486, p<0,05). Predominaron los antecedentes familiares de obesidad y ECV en el grupo de obesos (71,8%). Conclusiones: La presencia de resistencia a la insulina en adolescentes obesos se asocia a los antecedentes familiares de obesidad y ECV. Se sugiere el empleo del HOMA asociado a la identificación de dichos antecedentes en adolescentes obesos, a fin de incorporarlos a un programa de atención integral de orientación a un estilo de vida saludable. Palabras clave: Obesidad; resistencia a insulina; salud pública. AbstractIntroduction: Obesity in children and adolescents is a public health problem that is increasing worldwide, being known its relation with the development of metabolic alterations like diabetes mellitus type 2. Objectives: To determine the presence of insulin resistance in obese and non obese adolescents according to sex, age, pubertal stage and presence of familial metabolic or cardiovascular disorders. Design: Cross-sectional observational and analytical study. Setting: Three Lima urban educational centers. Participants: Adolescents 10 to 17 year-old. Interventions: Sixty nine adolescents between 10 and 17 years old were divided in two groups according to the presence of obesi...
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