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Endothelial and metabolic disorders in adolescence: low birth weight is not an isolated risk factor

  • Priscila de Jesus dos Santos Alves EMAIL logo , Ana Ciléia P.T. Henriques , Livia R.M. Pinto , Rosa Maria S. Mota , Carlos Henrique M. Alencar , Renata S. Alves and Francisco Herlânio C. Carvalho
Published/Copyright: November 6, 2014
Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism
From the journal Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism Volume 28 Issue 3-4

Abstract

Background: Low birth weight (LBW) seems to be a determining factor for many cardiovascular diseases in adult life.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to investigate the occurrence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and endothelial dysfunction in adolescents with LBW and compare them with subjects with normal birth weights (NBW).

Methods: This retrospective cohort study evaluated 172 adolescents (86 in each group) aged 10–20 years, who were born in a reference maternity hospital. The following criteria were adopted: International Diabetes Federation parameters for the diagnosis of MetS and flow-mediated brachial artery dilatation for endothelial dysfunction. Student’s t-test or Mann-Whitney tests were used for continuous variables (depending on the normality of distribution evaluated by the Shapiro-Wilk test), and the Fisher exact test was used for categorical variables. The significance level was determined at 0.05.

Results: MetS was present in three cases of LBW and in four cases of NBW (p=0.70). The number of components of the syndrome was, on average, 0.6 and 0.5 in LBW and NBW, respectively (p=0.77). Endothelial dysfunction occurred in 25 (29.1%) cases of LBW and in 31 (36.1%) cases of NBW (p=0.33).

Conclusion: LBW did not represent a risk factor in the occurrence of MetS or endothelial dysfunction in adolescence.

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; low birth weight; metabolic syndrome; risk factors
Corresponding author: Priscila de Jesus dos Santos Alves, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Health, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. Prof. Costa Mendes Street,1608/5 °andar, Rodolfo Teófilo, CEP 60430-140, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil, E-mail:
aAuthor contribution: Planning, execution, and construction of the research: P.J.S.A., A.C.P.T.H., and F.H.C.C. Implementation of the survey: L.R.M.P. Analysis and interpretation of data: R.M.S.M. and C.H.M.A. Control and supervision of laboratory tests: R.S.A. Approval of the final version of the manuscript: P.J.S.A., A.C.P.T.H., L.R.M.P., R.M.S.M., C.H.M.A., R.S.A., and F.H.C.C. Institutional links: This work was linked to the Assis Chateaubriand Maternity Teaching Hospital and the Master’s Program in Public Health of Federal University of Ceará.

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Received: 2014-4-1
Accepted: 2014-9-29
Published Online: 2014-11-6
Published in Print: 2015-3-1

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https://doi.org/10.1515/jpem-2014-0146
Keywords for this article
cardiovascular disease; low birth weight; metabolic syndrome; risk factors

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