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ArticleAtherosclerosis2016

Adiposity during adolescence and carotid intima-media thickness in adulthood: Results from the 1993 Pelotas Birth Cohort.

Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, Cristiano Tschiedel Belem da Silva, Fernando César Wehrmeister, Paula Duarte Oliveira, Isabel O Oliveira, Helen Gonçalves, Maria Cecilia F Assunção, Fabiano de Castro Justo, Fernando C Barros

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Ana Maria Baptista MenezesPost-graduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil. Electronic address: anamene.epi@gmail.com.
Cristiano Tschiedel Belem da SilvaFederal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Brazil.
Fernando César WehrmeisterPost-graduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
Paula Duarte OliveiraPost-graduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
Isabel O OliveiraDept of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
Helen GonçalvesPost-graduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
Maria Cecilia F AssunçãoPost-graduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
Fabiano de Castro JustoDept of Radiology - Lutheran University of Canoas, Brazil.
Fernando C BarrosPost-graduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.

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Wellcome Trust 086974/Z/08/Z
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aimsAlthough several studies have examined the association between adiposity and cardiovascular risk markers, few have explored the issue prospectively in young populations. We sought to test whether higher levels of body mass index (BMI) and subscapular skinfold at different stages of adolescence were associated with carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in young adulthood.

methodsIn a prospective cohort, we assessed BMI and subscapular skinfold at 11, 15 and 18 years and measured cIMT at 18 years in 3264 individuals. Traditional cardiovascular risk factors and fat mass-mediating effects on cIMT were also assessed.

resultsBoth BMI and subscapular skinfolds were significantly associated with higher cIMT in a cummulative fashion: after controlling for confounders, males and females who persisted overweight/obese at all three assessments, had a mean higher cIMT (5.2 and 3.1 μm, respectively) compared to males and females with normal/healthy BMI at each evaluation (p < 0.001). Moreover, male and females that presented increased fatness in all assessments had a similar pattern of higher cIMT compared to normal/healthy fatness/skinfold at 18 years (mean cIMT 4.6 and 3.0 μm for males and females, respectively; p < 0.001). Associations between adiposity and cIMT were both direct and indirect. Indirect effects were chiefly mediated by fat mass and diastolic blood pressure.

conclusionsOur results suggest adiposity exerts direct and indirect effects during adolescence that result in higher cIMT in young adulthood.

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AdiposityCarotid Intima-Media ThicknessAdolescentAge FactorsBlood PressureBody Mass IndexBrazilCarotid Artery DiseasesChildDiastoleFemaleHumansMalePediatric ObesityPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesCarotid intima-media thicknessObesityRisk factors

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