Browsing by Author "Eriksson, J. G."

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    ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PERINATAL FACTORS AND COMPONENTS OF THE METABOLIC SYNDROME AND INSULIN RESISTANCE IN CHILDREN OF PUENTE ALTO, SANTIAGO, CHILE
    (2013) Mardones, Francisco; Pacheco, M.; Dominguez, Angélica; Villarroel del Pino, Luis A.; Eriksson, J. G.; Arnáiz Gómez, Pilar; Barja Y., Salesa; Castillo Valenzuela, Oscar; Farías Jofré, Marcelo
    Background and objectives: we have previously studied the association of prenatal growth with metabolic syndrome (MS) components, including insulin resistance (IR), in about two thousand Chilean low-income urban school-age children (J Devel Orig Health Dis. 2012; 3(4): 237-244). We aim to ascertain with a higher sample size the influence of the above mentioned variables. Methods: retrospective cohort study linking information on MS and IR in school-age, with perinatal records. 3325 children were enrolled in schools in the district of Puente Alto (Santiago, Chile) during 2009-2011. Anthropometry and blood pressure (BP) were assessed. A blood sample for determination of glycemia, insulinemia (quimioluminiscence) and blood lipids was taken; HOMA was calculated and a national standard was applied to select HOMA-IR cases. Cook et al standard was used to define MS. We used Pearson correlation, chi-square test and logistic regression step-by-step. Linear and quadratic associations were tested with Poisson regression. Results: 3290 children had complete information at birth (98.9%) 52.01% women; aged 11.4 + 1 years. The prevalence of MS and IR was 7.26% and 25.47%, respectively. Logistic regression analysis showed an inverse association between birth length (BL), gestational age and birth weight (BW) with most dependent variables studied. However BW showed a direct association with the majority of the dependent variables studied. The waist circumference > 90th percentile, BP > 90th percentile and triglycerides > 110 mg/dl were associated with U-shaped BW, BL and ponderal index, respectively. Conclusions: In this new study we could demonstrate a higher number of U-shaped associations with perinatal variables. New studies with higher sample sizes would permit to show this kind of associations and improve our understanding of the early origins of metabolic diseases.
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    Prenatal growth and metabolic syndrome components among Chilean children
    (CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 2012) Mardones, F.; Villarroel, L.; Arnaiz, P.; Barja, S.; Dominguez, A.; Castillo, O.; Farias, M.; Eriksson, J. G.; Pacheco, P.
    The association of prenatal growth with metabolic syndrome (MS) components and insulin resistance (IR) in children has not been studied in Chile and most developing countries. Some associations found in developed countries are controversial. A retrospective cohort study was designed linking present information on MS components and IR in children with register-based information on birth weight (BW), birth length (BL) and gestational age (GA). Examinations included anthropometry and blood pressure (BP), as well as self-report of pubertal status. A fasting blood sample was taken to determine lipids, glucose, insulin and homeostasis model assessment (HOMA)-IR was calculated. The study cohort of 2152 children was on average 11.4 +/- 1.0 years old. The prevalence of MS, IR and overweight were 7.6%, 24.5% and 34%, respectively. Elevated BP was negatively associated with dichotomized risk categories of the perinatal factors studied (BW, BL and GA). Contingency tables showed that high waist circumference (WC) and elevated BP had a U-shaped association with various categories of BW and BL, respectively. Stepwise linear regressions selected: (a) WC as inversely associated to GA and directly associated to BW, (b) BP as inversely associated to GA and (c) HOMA-IR as inversely associated to BL. Non-optimal prenatal growth seems to predispose to high WC, elevated BP and IR in school-age children, supporting the early life origin of several non-communicable diseases. Those associations were rather weak as estimated by the slopes of the regressions and probably reduced by their U-shaped nature; they would reasonably become stronger with a longer follow-up.