Ethnic differences in leptin and adiponectin levels between Greenlandic Inuit and Danish children

In a recent study, we found that Greenlandic Inuit children had a more adverse metabolic profile than Danish children. Aerobic fitness and adiposity could only partly account for the differences. Therefore, we set out to evaluate and compare plasma leptin and adiponectin levels in Danish and Inuit c...

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Published in:International journal of circumpolar health 2013-01, Vol.72 (1), p.21458-7
Main Authors: Munch-Andersen, Thor, Sorensen, Kaspar, Aachmann-Andersen, Niels-Jacob, Aksglaede, Lise, Juul, Anders, Helge, Jørn W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adiponectin
Adiponectin - blood
Adipose Tissue
Adolescent
Age Factors
Arctic Regions - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
children
Denmark - epidemiology
ethnic differences
Female
Greenland - epidemiology
Humans
Inuit
Inuits
leptin
Leptin - blood
leptin/adiponectin ratio
Male
metabolic syndrome
Obesity - blood
Obesity - ethnology
Original
Physical Fitness
Puberty - physiology
Sex Factors
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Summary:In a recent study, we found that Greenlandic Inuit children had a more adverse metabolic profile than Danish children. Aerobic fitness and adiposity could only partly account for the differences. Therefore, we set out to evaluate and compare plasma leptin and adiponectin levels in Danish and Inuit children. In total, 187 Inuit and 132 Danish children (5.7-17.1 years) had examinations of anthropometrics, body fat content, pubertal staging, fasting blood and aerobic fitness. Plasma leptin was higher in Danish boys [3,774 (4,741-3,005)] [pg/mL unadjusted geometric mean (95% CI)] compared to both northern [2,076 (2,525-1,706)] (p
ISSN:2242-3982
1239-9736
2242-3982
DOI:10.3402/ijch.v72i0.21458