Relationship of Endothelial Microparticles to Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children and Adolescents

Background Microparticles and endothelial microparticles (EMPs) are implicated in accelerating cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, data in pediatrics are limited. We examined the relationship of microparticles and EMPs with adiposity and subclinical CVD risk measures in a pediatric population to determine their potential as biomarkers of CVD risk. Methods and Results A cross-sectional study of youth (n=280; ages 8-20 years) with a range of body mass index categories was used. Microparticles, EMPs, and activated EMPs were measured by flow cytometry. %Body fat and %visceral adipose tissue were measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry. Measures of arterial stiffness and vascular wall structure were obtained. Linear regression (with log-transformed outcomes) and logistic regression were used to evaluate associations and all results were exponentiated. Youth with overweight/obesity and severe obesity had 2.50 (95% CI, 1.56-4.01) and 3.42 (95% CI, 2.15-5.43) times the geometric means of the total number of microparticles, respectively, compared with those with normal weight. Youth with overweight/obesity and severe obesity had 1.97 (95% CI, 1.09-3.55) and 2.34 (95% CI, 1.31-4.19) times the geometric means of the total number of EMPs, respectively, compared with those with normal weight. There were positive associations between the levels of both microparticles and EMPs with higher adiposity measures and poor CVD risk measures. Youth with higher adiposity showed 1.84 times the odds of having high levels of activated EMPs (%) (odds ratio, 1.84; 95% CI, 1.08-3.14) compared with those with normal weight. Conclusions Levels of microparticles, EMPs, and activated EMPs were positively associated with adiposity and poor subclinical CVD risk in a pediatric population.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American Heart Association - 11(2022), 22 vom: 15. Nov., Seite e026430

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jang, Subin [VerfasserIn]
Palzer, Elise F [VerfasserIn]
Rudser, Kyle D [VerfasserIn]
Fox, Claudia K [VerfasserIn]
Hebbel, Robert P [VerfasserIn]
Dengel, Donald R [VerfasserIn]
Milbauer, Liming [VerfasserIn]
Kelly, Aaron S [VerfasserIn]
Ryder, Justin R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
Cardiovascular health
Endothelial health
Journal Article
Obesity
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 16.11.2022

Date Revised 22.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1161/JAHA.122.026430

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348400136