Utility of the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype in the cardiometabolic risk assessment of youth stratified by body mass index

D.S. Buchan, L.M. Boddy, J.-P. Despres, F.M. Grace, N. Sculthorpe, C. Mahoney, J.S. Baker

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Abstract

BACKGROUND

It is unclear whether the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype (HTWP) can be used to identify those at most risk of cardiometabolic disorders.

OBJECTIVES

The utility of the HTWP as a useful predictor of cardiometabolic risk in youth stratified by body mass index was assessed.

METHODS

Three hundred and eighty-seven children (12-17.5 years) were used within this cross-sectional study. Participants were classified as normal weight or overweight/obese according to the International Obesity Task Force criteria. The HTWP phenotype was defined as having a waist circumference ≥90th percentile for age and gender with concomitant triglyceride concentrations ≥1.24 mmol L(-1) . Cardiometabolic risk profiles were compared using MANCOVA.

RESULTS

Normal weight participants with the HTWP had significantly higher levels of C-reactive protein 2.6 ± 0.4 vs. 1.6 ± 0.3 mg L(-1) (P < 0.05) and cardiometabolic risk scores (1.3 ± 0.3 vs. -0.7 ± 0.2 and 2.1 ± 0.4 vs. -0.5 ± 0.2; both P < 0.05) compared with those of a normal weight without the HTWP. Overweight/obese participants with the HTWP had significantly higher C-reactive protein levels (3.5 ± 0.6 vs. 2.6 ± 0.5; P < 0.05) as well as both cardiometabolic risk scores (1.6 ± 0.6 vs. 0.9 ± 0.2 and 2.2 ± 0.6 vs. 0.8 ± 0.2; both P < 0.001) when compared with overweight/obese participants without the HTWP.

CONCLUSIONS

The HTWP may serve as a simple and clinically useful approach to identify youth at increased cardiometabolic risk.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)292-298
Number of pages7
JournalPediatric obesity
Volume11
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Aug 2015

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