Association of serum lipids with β-cell function in obese children and adolescents. Issue 10 (October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bedogni, Giorgio; Mari, Andrea; De Col, Alessandra; Tamini, Sofia; Gastaldelli, Amalia; Sartorio, Alessandro
• Is Part Of: Endocrine connections. Volume 8:Issue 10(2019)
• Page Start: 1318
• Page End: 1323
• Publication Date: 2019-10
• Subjects: obesity -- children -- adolescents -- insulin secretion -- triglycerides -- cholesterol; Endocrinology -- Periodicals; 616.4005
• DOI: 10.1530/EC-19-0333
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2049-3614

Abstract

Abstract : Few data are available on the association between serum lipids and insulin secretion (ISEC) in children. We evaluated the association of triglycerides (TG), HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) and LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) with ISEC in 1150 non-diabetic obese children and adolescents using multivariable robust median regression. The following models were employed: (1) IGI or incAUCR as the ISEC response variable; (2) QUICKI, OGIS, the Stumvoll index or the Matsuda insulin sensitivity index as the insulin sensitivity (ISEN) predictor; (3) TG, HDL-C and LDL-C as the predictors of interest; (4) 120-min glucose, age, sex and body mass index as confounders. LDL-C and TG were not associated with ISEC in any model. In three out of four IGI models, an increase of 1 interquartile range (IQR) of HDL-C was associated with a decrease of median incAUCR ranging from −9 (robust 95% CI −17 to −2) to −8 (−14 to −1) pmol/mmol. In two out of four incAUCR models, an increase of 1 IQR of HDL-C was associated with a decrease of median IGI ranging from −8 (−15 to −1) to −7 (−11 to −2) pmol/mmol. TG and LDL-C are not associated and HDL-C is inversely associated with ISEC in obese children and adolescents.