Key result
Childhood adiposity measures correlate moderately with insulin and inversely with HDL cholesterol.
Why the study?
The study aimed to characterize height, weight, BMI, and skinfold thicknesses in Finnish children and adolescents and their correlations to metabolic variables to understand obesity prevalence and metabolic risk factors.
Population
3,596 Finnish children and adolescents aged 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 years
Design
Finnish multicentre cross-sectional study
Authors
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Cross-sectional adiposity-insulin correlations in youth warrant clinical caution; leaves open longitudinal validation of cardiometabolic trajectories.
Cross-Sectional (n=3,596)
Yes
In Finnish children and adolescents, obesity indicators such as BMI and skinfold thickness correlate moderately with insulin levels and slightly with HDL and triglycerides, but not with LDL or total cholesterol.
Dahlström et al. (1985) conducted a cross-sectional in Atherosclerosis precursors (n=3,596). Anthropometric measures (BMI, skinfold thickness) was evaluated on Correlation between physical variables and metabolic variables. Body mass index and skinfold thicknesses in Finnish children aged 3-18 years showed low to moderate correlations with insulin (0.21-0.51) and slight negative correlations with HDL-cholesterol.
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