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Fasting Plasma GLP-1 Is Associated With Overweight/Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents
Clinical Research Article
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. June 2021, Vol. 106 Issue 6, p1718, 10 p.
Subject
Denmark
Language
English
ISSN
0021-972X
Abstract
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a peptide hormone with numerous physiological functions, including enhanced glucose-sensitivity of pancreatic [beta] cells, satiety, suppression of gastric emptying, and possibly cardioprotection and neuroprotection (1). GLP-1 [...]
Context: The importance of fasting glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) in altered metabolic outcomes has been questioned. Objective: This work aimed to assess whether fasting GLP-1 differs in children and adolescents with overweight/obesity compared to a population-based reference, and whether concentrations predict cardiometabolic risk (CMR) factors. Methods: Analyses were based on The Danish Childhood Obesity Data- and Biobank, a cross-sectional study including children and adolescents, aged 6 to 19 years, from an obesity clinic group (n = 1978) and from a population-based group (n = 2334). Fasting concentrations of plasma total GLP-1 and quantitative CMR factors were assessed. The effects of GLP-1 as a predictor of CMR risk outcomes were examined by multiple linear and logistic regression modeling. Results: The obesity clinic group had higher fasting GLP-1 concentrations (median 3.3 pmol/L; interquartile range, 2.3-4.3 pmol/L) than the population-based group (2.8 pmol/L; interquartile range, 2.1-3.8 pmol/L; P < 2.2E-16). Body mass index SD score (SDS), waist circumference, and total body fat percentage were significant predictors of fasting GLP-1 concentrations in boys and girls. Fasting GLP-1 concentrations were positively associated with homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, fasting values of insulin, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, C-peptide, triglycerides, alanine transaminase (ALT), glycated hemoglobin A1 , and SDS of diastolic and systolic blood pressure. A 1-SD increase in fasting GLP-1 was associated with an increased risk of insulin resistance (odds ratio [OR] 1.59), dyslipidemia (OR 1.16), increased ALT (OR 1.14), hyperglycemia (OR 1.12) and hypertension (OR 1.12). Conclusion: Overweight/obesity in children and adolescents is associated with increased fasting plasma total GLP-1 concentrations, which was predictive of higher CMR factors. Key Words: GLP-1, obesity, children, adolescents, cardiometabolic risk factors