Familial Clustering of Metabolic Syndrome Components in Parents of Obese Children


Erdeve S. S., Simsek E., Dallar Y., Biyikli Z.

ENDOCRINOLOGIST, vol.20, no.5, pp.240-242, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/ten.0b013e3181f64e6d
  • Journal Name: ENDOCRINOLOGIST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.240-242
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We evaluated familial aggregation of metabolic syndrome components in obese children. A total of 198 obese children and their parents were enrolled in a prospective cohort study and were evaluated for the intrafamilial relationships of metabolic syndrome components. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed in 25 (26%) of 96 obese boys, in 27 (26.4%) of 102 obese girls, in 53 (34.8%) of 152 mothers, and in 37 (33.6%) of 110 fathers. Compared with obese boys, obese girls showed higher correlations with their mothers for waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and with their fathers for total cholesterol. Compared with obese girls, obese boys showed higher correlations with their fathers for waist circumference, body mass index, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglyceride, fasting plasma glucose, and diastolic blood pressure and with their mothers for total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, and triglyceride. There was a significant resemblance of metabolic syndrome and its components among families. Gender-related correlations should be considered for future interventions.