Obesity, central adiposity and cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents: a family-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to assess genetic and phenotypic correlations of obesity-related cardiometabolic risk factors in a family-based cohort.

Methods

Anthropometric, body composition and biochemical measurements were collected on 999 members of 111 extended Midwestern US families of Northern European origin. Forward stepwise regression was used to identify which of Tanner stage, sex, Tanner stage by sex, body fat mass index, body fat percentage (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), visceral fat (VF)/subcutaneous fat (SubQF) (computed tomography scans for adults or magnetic resonance imaging for children), VF, SubQF, body mass index (BMI)% and waist to height ratio most influence homeostasis model assessment (HOMA), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-

SUBMITTER: Ali O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4114214 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature