Vitamin D is associated with the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype in Brazilian children.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors is increasing and vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency has become a worldwide public health problem, even in tropical countries. Therefore, we identified the prevalence of hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype (HWP) and evaluate its relationship with vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency.

METHODS:

A cross-sectional study with 378 children aged 8 and 9 enrolled in all urban schools in the city of Viçosa, MG, Brazil. Anthropometric measurements, body composition (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry), biochemical tests and clinical evaluation were performed. Poisson regression was used to analyze the association between vitamin D and HWP.

RESULTS:

Prevalence of HWP was 16.4%. This prevalence was higher among children with vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency and in those with a greater number of other cardiometabolic risk factors. Multiple regression analysis showed that children with vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency had, respectively, prevalence 85% (95% CI: 1.03-3.30) and 121% (95% CI: 1.11-4.45) higher of HWP than the vitamin D sufficiency group.

CONCLUSION:

Vitamin D insuffiency and deficiency were associated with a higher prevalence of HWP among children, regardless of the presence of other cardiometabolic risk factors, indicating an additional risk of inadequate vitamin D status to cardiometabolic health in childhood.

• Authors: Luana Cupertino Milagres, Mariana De Santis Filgueiras, Naruna Pereira Rocha, Leidjaira Lopes Juvanhol, Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini, Juliana Farias de Novaes
• Journal: Journal of public health (Oxford, England) (J Public Health (Oxf)) Vol. 43 Issue 4 Pg. e570-e577 (12 10 2021) ISSN: 1741-3850 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 32323726 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: [email protected].

Chemical References

• Vitamin D

Topics

• Brazil (epidemiology)
• Child
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Humans
• Hypertriglyceridemic Waist (complications, epidemiology)
• Phenotype
• Prevalence
• Risk Factors
• Vitamin D