Truncal-to-leg fat ratio and cardiometabolic disease risk factors in US adolescents: NHANES 2003-2006.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to describe patterns of truncal versus peripheral fat deposition measured by truncal-to-leg fat ratio (TLR) in adolescents and examine associations of TLR with cardiometabolic (CMD) risk factors.

Methods

Data were from 3810 adolescents (12-19 years old) in the National Health and Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2006. Body fat was assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, and CMD risk factors were determined by blood samples and physical examination. Linear and logistic regressions adjusted for BMI z-score and other covariates were used to examine associations of TLR with CMD risk factors as continuous and dichotomized outcomes, respectively.

Results

Adolescents who were Mexican American, who have lower income, and with obesity had the h

SUBMITTER: Cioffi CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6546534 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature