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ArticleEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2013

Relationship between obesity and serum reactive oxygen metabolites in adolescents.

Terumi Kogawa, Ikuo Kashiwakura

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Article in Environmental health and preventive medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Oxidative Stress in Children and Adolescents: Insights Into Human Biology.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2025
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  4. Risk Factors in Adolescent Hypertension.Global pediatric health · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Terumi KogawaDepartment of Health Promotion, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 66-1 Hon-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori, 036-8564, Japan, t_kogawa@cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp.
Ikuo Kashiwakura
Hirosaki University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesVarious cross-sectional studies have revealed a significant positive relationship between systemic oxidative stress and obesity-related indices such as body mass index (BMI, kg/m²). However, little is known of the role of oxidative stress during adolescence. The aim of this study was to determine the association between obesity and serum reactive oxygen metabolites (ROM) in adolescents.

methodA total of 595 healthy junior high school students from northern Japan were enrolled in the study. Oxidative stress was evaluated by measuring serum levels of ROM. Obesity indices included BMI and percentage body fat (PBF). The analyses were stratified by sex and controlled for age and menarche. Partial correlation coefficients and analysis of covariance were also analyzed.

resultsIn female students, ROM levels increased with increasing BMI and PBF. Therefore, ROM levels were significantly higher in the underweight group than in the BMI-classified overweight-obese (P < 0.001) and normal weight groups (P < 0.05). ROM levels were significantly higher in the high PBF group than in the underweight (P < 0.05) and normal groups (P < 0.001).

conclusionThe results of this study show that, regardless of menarche, obesity indicators such as BMI and PBF are correlated with the level of oxidative stress in female adolescents.

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Oxidative StressAdolescentAntioxidantsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIncidenceJapanMaleObesityOxidation-ReductionReactive Oxygen SpeciesRural HealthAntioxidantsReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID23661093
PMCPMC3824730
OpenAlexW2171904731

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