ArticleWorld journal of pediatrics : WJP2021
Serum vitamin E concentration is negatively associated with body mass index change in girls not boys during adolescence.
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- Therapeutic role and mechanisms of vitamins for controlling obesity/adiposity-a brief overview of recent studies.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Review
- Nutritional Status of Vitamin E and Its Association with Metabolic Health in Adults.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Dietary Micronutrient Intake and the Prevalence of Metabolic Conditions among Children from the United States-Affiliated Pacific Region in the Children's Healthy Living Program.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
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- Association between Vitamin E, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12 with coronary heart disease.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Association of dietary antioxidant index with body mass index in adolescents.Obesity science & practice · 2023Article
- Correlation analysis between vitamin A, D, and E status with altitude, seasonal variation, and other factors, among children aged 0-6 years in a Chinese population living in the Tibetan plateau of Ganzi prefecture.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundVitamin E is the most abundant lipid-soluble antioxidants present in plasma; however, the relationship between serum vitamin E and change in body mass index (BMI)-for-age Z scores in adolescents has not been well described.
methodsThis study is a cross-sectional study. Data were analyzed from 4014 adolescents who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The nutritional status was calculated by BMI Z scores and was classified into normal weight, overweight, and obese. Multivariable-adjusted logistic regression was used to examine the association between serum vitamin E levels with overweight/obesity. Besides, the interaction effects between potential confounders and vitamin E on obesity were further evaluated.
resultsAfter adjusting potential confounders, serum vitamin E levels were negatively associated with overweight/obesity in girls but not in boys. Per standard deviation increment in vitamin E concentrations was associated with a 92% decreased risk of obesity in females. Besides, lower quartiles of serum vitamin E were associated with a higher risk of overweight/obesity in girls. Moreover, the inverse association between serum vitamin E levels and obesity was also found in most subgroups through subgroup analysis.
conclusionsOur study supports the negative association between serum vitamin E levels and overweight/obesity in adolescents. A higher serum vitamin E level may be associated with a reduced probability of obesity in girls, but not in boys.
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