Associations of midchildhood to early adolescence central adiposity gain with cardiometabolic health in early adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the associations of central adiposity gain from midchildhood to early adolescence with cardiometabolic health markers in early adolescence.

Methods

A total of 620 participants were studied in Project Viva. In midchildhood (mean age = 7.8 years) and early adolescence (12.9 years), waist circumference and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry-measured visceral adipose tissue, subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue, and trunk fat were obtained. Central adiposity gain was calculated as change per year between visits. Cardiometabolic health markers, including blood pressure, lipids, markers of insulin resistance, inflammation, and adipokines, were collected in early adolescence.

Results

Greater waist circumference gain was associated with higher log

SUBMITTER: Wu AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8571062 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature