Association of Irisin Plasma Levels with Anthropometric Parameters in Children with Underweight, Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obesity

The correlations between irisin levels, physical activity, and anthropometric measurements have been extensively described in adults with considerable controversy, but little evidence about these relationships has been found in children. The objective of this study is to correlate the plasma levels...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2017-01, Vol.2017 (2017), p.1-11
Main Authors: Garcia-Rivas, Gerardo, Ruiz-Esparza, Guillermo U., Rodríguez-López, Carlos, Torres-Quintanilla, Alejandro, Silva-Platas, Christian, Elizondo-Montemayor, Leticia, Reyes-Mendoza, Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Body Mass Index
Child
Child, Preschool
Exercise
Female
Fibronectins - blood
Guardians
Health aspects
Humans
Male
Medical research
Metabolism
Methods
Obesity
Pediatric Obesity - blood
Pediatric Obesity - pathology
Pediatric Obesity - physiopathology
Physical fitness
Population
Researchers
Socioeconomic factors
Studies
Thinness - blood
Thinness - pathology
Thinness - physiopathology
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Summary:The correlations between irisin levels, physical activity, and anthropometric measurements have been extensively described in adults with considerable controversy, but little evidence about these relationships has been found in children. The objective of this study is to correlate the plasma levels of irisin in underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese children with anthropometric parameters and physical activity levels. A cross-sample of 40 children was divided into the following groups on the basis of body mass index (BMI) percentile. The correlations of plasma irisin levels with physical activity, anthropometric, and metabolic measurements were determined. Plasma irisin levels (ng/mL) were lower for the underweight group (164.2 ± 5.95) than for the normal weight and obese groups (182.8 ± 5.58; p
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2017/2628968