Subcutaneous fat mass in infancy and cardiovascular risk factors at school-age: The generation R study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the associations of infant subcutaneous fat with cardiovascular risk factors at school-age.

Methods

In a population-based prospective cohort study among 808 children, total subcutaneous fat (sum of biceps, triceps, suprailiacal, and subscapular skinfold thicknesses) and central-to-total subcutaneous fat ratio (sum of suprailiacal and subscapular skinfold thicknesses/total subcutaneous fat) at 1.5 and 24 months were estimated. At 6 years, body mass index, blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, and insulin levels were measured.

Results

Infant subcutaneous fat measures were not associated with childhood blood pressure, triglycerides, or insulin levels. A 1-standard-deviation score (SDS) higher total subcutaneous fat at 1.5 months was, independen

SUBMITTER: Santos S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5426532 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature