Body frame size in school children is related to the amount of adipose tissue in different depots but not to adipose distribution

Autor: Álvaro Mathiew Quiros, Marisol Gómez Nava, Francisco Javier Guzmán-de la Garza, Alejandra E. González Ayala, Leislie I. Martínez Monsiváis, Ana María Salinas Martínez, Francisco Garcia Quintanilla, Erik Ramírez López
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: American Journal of Human Biology. 29:e23014
ISSN: 1042-0533
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23014
Popis: Objectives The main aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that body frame size is related to the amount of fat in different adipose tissue depots and to fat distribution in schoolchildren. Methods Children aged between 5 and 10 years were included in this cross-sectional study (n = 565). Body frame size, adiposity markers (anthropometric, skinfolds thickness, and ultrasound measures), and fat distribution indices were analyzed. Correlation coefficients adjusted by reliability were estimated and analyzed by sex; the significance of the difference between two correlation coefficients was assessed using the Fisher z-transformation. Results The sample included primarily urban children; 58.6% were normal weight, 16.1% overweight, 19.6% obese, and the rest were underweight. Markers of subcutaneous adiposity, fat mass and fat-free mass, and preperitoneal adiposity showed higher and significant correlations with the sum of the biacromial + bitrochanteric diameter than with the elbow diameter, regardless of sex. The fat distribution conicity index presented significant but weak correlations; and visceral adipose tissue, hepatic steatosis, and the waist-for-hip ratio were not significantly correlated with body frame size measures. Conclusions Body frame size in school children was related to the amount of adipose tissue in different depots, but not adipose distribution. More studies are needed to confirm this relationship and its importance to predict changes in visceral fat deposition during growth.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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