The association between vitamin B12, folate, homocysteine levels, and carotid intima-media thickness in children with obesity: a cross-sectional study
Author:
Söbü Elif1ORCID, Düzkalır Hanife Gülden2ORCID, Özcabı Bahar3ORCID, Kaya Özçora Gül Demet4ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Department of Pediatric Endocrinology , Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar City Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey 2. Department of Radiology , Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar City Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey 3. Department of Pediatric Endocrinology , Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital , İstanbul , Turkey 4. Gaziantep Hasan Kalyoncu University, Faculty of Medical Sciences Pediatric Neurology Department , Gaziantep , Turkey
Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
We aimed to evaluate the association between vitamin B12, folate, homocysteine levels, and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) among children with obesity in whom vitamin deficiencies are more frequent.
Methods
Herein, 100 children with obesity (58 girls) were included (age, 5–18 years). Height, weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), puberty stage, blood pressure, and biochemical values were collected from medical records; standard deviations (SDS) and percentiles were calculated. Obesity was defined as BMI SDS of >+2SDS. Vitamin B12 and folate levels of <300 pg/mL and <4.8 ng/mL, respectively, were considered deficient. A radiologist quantified measurements from the carotid artery.
Results
Mean patient age was 12.52 ± 3.63 years. The mean weight SDS, BMI SDS, and WC/height were +3.37 ± 0.93, +2.93 ± 0.55, and 0.65 ± 0.05, respectively. In pubertal cases, insulin (p<0.001), the homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (p=0.001) and homocysteine (p=0.002) levels were higher; vitamin B12 (p<0.001) and folate (p<0.001) levels were lower than those in prepubertal ones. WC and HOMA-IR correlated with CIMT; however, homocysteine levels were not correlated with CIMT.
Conclusions
In our study, pubertal cases had lower vitamin B12 and folate levels as well as higher homocysteine levels. Although no correlation was identified between homocysteine levels and CIMT, this condition may be related to our study group comprising children, who had a shorter duration of obesity than those in adults. As CIMT was higher in children/adolescents with increased WC, it is proposed that they need central obesity more frequently and carefully follow-up.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subject
Endocrinology,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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