[Triglycerides/HDL-cholesterol ratio: in adolescents without cardiovascular risk factors]. / Indice triglicéridos/HDL-colesterol: en una población de adolescentes sin factores de riesgo cardiovascular.

Triglycerides/HDL-cholesterol ratio (TG/HDL) is an easy resource determination and it has good correlation with the HOMA index in adults. Due to physiological insulin resistance (IR) in adolescence it is necessary to find markers of IR independent of age, sex and pubertal stage. The objective was to identify reference values of TG/HDL ratio in a population of adolescents without cardiovascular risk factors. We evaluated 943 adolescents, 429 females and 514 males between 11 and 14. Anthropometric measures were determined and body mass index was calculated (BMI). Blood was extracted after 12 hours of fasting to determine glucose, triglycerides, HDL. The metabolic syndrome (MS) was diagnosed according to criteria of NCEP/ATP III modified by Cook. We excluded adolescents with MS or any component of it. We evaluated 562 adolescents (289 women and 273 men) with a weight of 48.91 +/- 6.51kg, BMI: 18.95 +/- 1.78, systolic blood pressure of 108.12 +/- 13.60 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure: 63.82 +/- 9.43 and waist circumference: 65.09 +/- 4.54 cm. TG/HDL ratio was 1.25 +/- 0.43, with a 95 percentile of 2.05. In adults, TG/HDL ratio greater than 3 is a marker of insulin resistance. We believe that a higher value to 2.05 might be a good index of insulin resistance in adolescence. TG/HDL ratio has the advantage of being methodologically simpler, more economical and independent of pubertal stage.

Cardiometabolic risk factors as apolipoprotein B, triglyceride/HDL-cholesterol ratio and C-reactive protein, in adolescents with and without obesity: cross-sectional study in middle class suburban children.

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of obesity (OB), overweight (OW), and metabolic syndrome (MS) has increased worldwide. That imposes a substantial risk for type 2 diabetes and premature cardiovascular disease. However, to date no unified criteria exist to asses risk or outcomes in children and adolescents. OBJECTIVES: To establish the presence of OB/OW and MS and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adolescents. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: Male (n = 514) and female (n = 429) adolescents from high school were studied (11-14 yr). Weight, height, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and blood pressure were determined in all subjects. Glucose, lipoprotein profile, apolipoprotein B (apoB), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels were measured. Triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (TG/HDL-cholesterol) ratio was calculated. RESULTS: The frequency of OB/OW and MS were 22.2 and 3.7%, respectively. In comparison to healthy adolescents, TG/HDL-cholesterol ratio was increased in OB/OW (2.9 ± 2.5 vs. 1.6 ± 1.0) and MS groups (4.0 ± 2.5 vs. 1.6 ± 0.9), p < 0.001. OB/OW adolescents presented higher values of hs-CRP in comparison to non-obese, median (range): 1.9 (0.1-9.4) vs. 1.4 (0.1-9.9), mg/L, p < 0.001. ApoB (mean ± SD) was 71 ± 21 mg/dL in MS group and 59 ± 17 mg/dL in those without MS (p < 0.001). TG/HDL-cholesterol ratio positively correlated with BMI (r = 0.18, p < 0.001), WC (r = 0.24, p < 0.001), and apoB (r = 0.24, p < 0.001); hs-CRP correlated with WC (r = 0.14, p < 0.001) and BMI (r = 0.17, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Even when the frequency of OB, OW, and MS in adolescents was low, those subjects presented an atherogenic lipoprotein. These findings emphasize the importance to evaluate cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents to assess strategies to prevent future disease.

Tumoral versus non-tumoral hyperprolactinemia in children and adolescents: possible usefulness of the domperidone test.

UNLABELLED: The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the domperidone test for the difficult diagnosis between functional and tumoral hyperprolactinemia. We evaluated 36 patients, aged 5-18 years, 14 (12 F, 2 M) with hyperprolactinemia (non-tumoral: 10; pituitary adenoma: 4) and 22 individuals as a control group (prepubertal: 5 F, 8 M; pubertal: 4 F, 5 M). Basal prolactin (PRL) (IRMA-DPC), T4 and TSH and PRL 30 min post-domperidone (0.2 mg/kg b. wt i.v.) were measured. Non-tumoral hyperprolactinemic females showed basal PRL: 45 (29-80) (median and range) ng/ml; post-domperidone: 208 (116-290) ng/ml; delta PRL (PRL 30' - PRL 0'): 167 (77-252) ng/ml; and PRL ratio (PRL 30'/PRL 0'): 3.9 (2.3-7.6). Females with pituitary adenoma showed basal PRL: 129 (125-660) ng/ml; post-domperidone: 202 (150-535) ng/ml; delta PRL: 73 (25-135) ng/ml; and ratio: 1.2 (0.8-1.6). Two males, one with a non-tumoral hyperprolactinemia and the other one with a pituitary adenoma, presented, respectively, PRL 0':45, 160; PRL 30':130, 173; delta: 85, 13; ratio: 2.9, 1.1. All non-tumoral patients showed a PRL ratio (30'/0') > 2.3, while no patient with pituitary adenoma had a ratio > 1.6. CONCLUSIONS: PRL response to domperidone allowed us to characterize hyperprolactinemias, although the presence of a blunted response should be confirmed in a larger number of patients with tumors with 'low' PRL levels (dependence on etiology or basal PRL level?).

Índice triglicéridos/HDL-colesterol: en una población de adolescentes sin factores de riesgo cardiovascular

El índice Triglicéridos/HDL- colesterol (TG/HDL) es un recurso de fácil determinación y con buena correlación con el índice HOMA en adultos. Debido a la dificultad que representa la insulinorresistencia (IR) fisiológica de la adolescencia es necesario buscar marcadores de IR independientes de edad, sexo y estadio puberal. El objetivo fue determinar valores de referencia para el índice TG/HDL en una población de adolescentes sin factores de riesgo cardiovascular (CV) Se evaluaron 943 adolescentes, 429 mujeres y 514 varones, entre 11 y 14 años. Se determinaron medidas antropométricas y se calculó índice de masa corporal (IMC). Se realizó extracción de sangre luego de 12 horas de ayuno para determinar glucemia, triglicéridos, HDL. El síndrome metabólico (SM) fue diagnosticado según criterios de NCEP/ ATP III modificado por Cook. Se excluyeron los adolescentes con SM y aquellos con algún carácter del mismo. Ingresaron 562 adolescentes (289 mujeres y 273 hombres). Presentaban un peso de 48.91 ± 6.51kg; IMC de 18.95 ± 1.78, tensión arterial sistólica de 108.12 ± 13.60 mmHg, tensión arterial diastólica 63.82± 9.43 y perímetro de cintura 65.09± 4.54cm; Índice TG/HDL fue de 1.25± 0.43, con un percentilo 95 de 2.05. En el adulto el índice TG/HDL superior a 3 es un marcador de insulinorresistencia. Consideramos que un valor mayor a 2.05 podría ser un buen índice de insulinorresistencia en la adolescencia. El índice TG/HDL tiene la ventaja de ser metodológicamente más sencillo, más económico e independiente de la etapa puberal.

Triglicéridos/HDL- cholesterol ratio: in adolescents without cardiovascular risk factors. Triglicéridos/ HDL- cholesterol ratio (TG / HDL) is an easy resource determination and it has good correlation with the HOMA index in adults. Due to physiological insulin resistance (IR) in adolescence it is necessary to find markers of IR independent of age, sex and pubertal stage. The objective was to identify reference values of TG / HDL ratio in a population of adolescents without cardiovascular risk factors. We evaluated 943 adolescents, 429 females and 514 males between 11 and 14. Anthropometric measures were determined and body mass index was calculated (BMI). Blood was extracted after 12 hours of fasting to determine glucose, triglycerides, HDL. The metabolic syndrome (MS) was diagnosed according to criteria of NCEP / ATP III modified by Cook. We excluded adolescents with MS or any component of it. We evaluated 562 adolescents (289 women and 273 men) with a weight of 48.91 ± 6.51kg, BMI :18.95 ± 1.78, systolic blood pressure of 108.12 ± 13.60 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure: 63.82 ± 9.43 and waist circumference: 65.09 ± 4.54cm. TG / HDL ratio was 1.25 ± 0.43, with a 95 percentile of 2.05. In adults, TG / HDL ratio greater than 3 is a marker of insulin resistance. We believe that a higher value to 2.05 might be a good index of insulin resistance in adolescence. TG / HDL ratio has the advantage of being methodologically simpler, more economical and independent of pubertal stage.

Gender-related differences in urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin levels in obese pubertal individuals.

The objective of this study was to measure the urinary excretion of the main melatonin metabolite 6-sulfatoxymelatonin in obese and normal weight (wt) boys and girls. The study included 94 subjects, aged 4-15.7 yr (50 obese and 44 normal wt; 48 boys) classified as: mid-childhood (4-7.99 yr), late-childhood (8-12 yr) and pubertal (10.1-15.7 yr, Tanner II-IV). Normal wt subjects were children with a body mass index (BMI) between the 25th and 75th percentiles, and the group of obese subjects included children whose BMI was above the 97th percentile. A 24-hr urine sample was collected during two intervals: (i) 18:00-08:00 hr, and (ii) 08:00-18:00 hr. Analysis of urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin levels was performed by radioimmunoassay. Excretion of 6-sulfatoxymelatonin was expressed as: (i) total amount excreted (microg); (ii) mug excreted per time interval, nocturnal or diurnal; and (iii) the difference between nocturnal and diurnal samples (microg, estimated amplitude). A factorial analysis of variance indicated that nocturnal 6-sulfatoxymelatonin excretion and amplitude were significantly higher in the obese individuals. A significant interaction 'BMI x age' was detected, i.e. the effect of BMI was significant in the pubertal group only. Total, nocturnal and diurnal 6-sulfatoxymelatonin excretion was significantly higher in girls. The increase in 6-sulfatoxymelatonin excretion found in obesity occurred only in boys and at the pubertal age. To what extent this increase in melatonin production contributes to a delayed puberty in some pubertal obese males remains to be established.

Seguimiento a 3 años del control metabólico en pacientes con diabetes tipo 1 con trastornos de la conducta alimentaria y sin ellos / Three-year follow up of metabolic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes with and without eating disorders

Los trastornos de conducta alimentaria pueden repercutir notoriamente sobre el control metabólico y aumentar el riesgo de complicaciones a corto y largo plazos.Objetivo. Comparar la variación de la hemoglobina glucosilada A1c (HbA1c) en un grupo de adolescentes diabéticos tipo 1 con y sin trastornos de conducta alimentaria al inicio y a los 3 años,y determinar asociaciones del control metabólico con el estadio puberal, índice de masa corporal (IMC), género y duración de la diabetes.Material y métodos. Estudio analítico, observacional de comparación entre dos cohortes. Los pacientes se seleccionaron de un estudio multicéntricoprevio y se conformó una muestra de dosgrupos: con y sin trastornos de conducta alimentaria.Se determinaron las concentraciones de HbA1c iniciales y a los 3 años de seguimiento, y las variablesindependientes estadio puberal, IMC, género y tiempo de evolución de la diabetes, al final del estudio. Se realizaron pruebas estadísticas decomparaciones entre concentraciones medias de HbA1c y de asociación.Resultados. Se estudiaron 87 pacientes, 22 presentaron trastornos de conducta alimentaria y 65 no, edad media 13,6 contra 14,3 años y tiempo de evolución de diabetes 4,0 contra 4,7 años. Lasconcentraciones de HbA1c a 3 años, aumentaron significativamente, sólo en el grupo con trastornos de conducta alimentaria (8,40 contra 9,93; p=0,001). Hubo asociación del control metabólico con trastornos de conducta alimentaria.Conclusión. La presencia de trastornos de conducta alimentaria en pacientes con diabetes tipo 1 presupone peor pronóstico en el control metabólico futuro.