Nutrición Hospitalaria 00570 / http://dx.doi.org/10.20960/nh.570
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Acantosis nigricansis associated with risk factors related to cardiovascular disease in mexican children with obesity


Hugo Martínez-rojano, María Luisa Pizano-zárate, Bernarda Sánchez-jiménez, Reyna Sámano, Armando López-portillo

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Introduction: The prevalence of obesity in Mexican children has increased during the last decade, as has the risk of early onset metabolic disorders and cardiovascular disease.Objective: To determine the association ofAcantosis nigricans (AN)with dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), and risk factors related to eating behavior in overweight and obese children.Patients and methods: This transverse analytical study, conducted in two Mexico City primary schools, included 300 boys and girls. Information was gathered on hereditary and perinatal background. A physical examination provided data on the presence/absence of AN, blood pressure, weight and height. The BMI and Z-score were calculated. The serum concentration of glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides was quantified and the lipoprotein profile determined.Results: The prevalence of AN was 41.7%. An association was found between ANand risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including BMI (rS 0.432; p < 0.0001), systolic and diastolic blood pressure above the 90th percentile (rS 0.231, p < 0.0001; rS 0.128, p = 0.026; respectively), hypertriglyceridemia (rS 0.156; p = 0.007), and low levels of cHDL (rS -0.160; p = 0.006). ANwas also associated with risk eating behavior, including dieting to lose weight (p = 0.004), losing control over eating (p = 0.023), and body fat percentage above the 90th percentile (χ2 = 35.1; p = 0.0001). No association was observed between ANand serum glucose concentration (rS -0.018; p = 0.759). Logistic regression analysis demonstrated an association of ANwith a low concentration of cHDL (RM: 1.726; p = 0.041) and a high percentage of body fat (> 48%) (RM: 3.591; p = 0.001).Conclusion: A high prevalence of ANwas found in overweight and obese children. There was an association between ANand risk factors of cardiovascular disease, including Z-score, BMI, dyslipidemia, and high blood pressure.

Palabras Clave: Acantosis nigricans. Dyslipidemia. Body mass index. Overweight. Obesity, Mexico.



Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, René, de la O-Cavazos, Manuel E., Salcido-Montenegro, Alejandro, Sanchez-Garcia, Adriana, Gomez-Flores, Minerva, Gonzalez-Nava, Victoria, Castillo-Gonzalez, Dalia, Santos-Santillana, Karla M., González-González, José Gerardo (2019) Acanthosis Nigricans in the Knuckles of Infants: A Novel Clinical Marker of High Metabolic Risk. Diabetes Therapy
Carreño-Fernandez, Angela Viviana, Avella-Chaparro, Daniel Arturo (2021) Prevalencia de Acantosis Nigricans y factores asociados a Síndrome Metabólico en Nobsa-Boyacá. Revista Investigación en Salud Universidad de Boyacá

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