Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in visceral obese Egyptian female adolescents with adenovirus 36 infection | ||
| مجلة دراسات الطفولة | ||
| Article 7, Volume 21, Issue 10.2018, October 2018, Pages 1-12 PDF (4.02 M) | ||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jsc.2018.48036 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Background: Increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), a marker of early-onset atherosclerosis, has been observed in obese adolescents. Recently the viral infection increased interest in obesity-related studies, especially adenovirus 36. Aim: To investigate the relationship between CIMT, visceral obesity and adenovirus 36 infection in female adolescents. Study Design: A cross-sectional study included 90 females aged 12-15 years. Anthropometric assessment was done. Visceral obesity was measured by abdominal ultrasound. CIMT for both carotid arteries were measured by high-resolution echo-Doppler. Qualitative Human adenovirus 36 antibody was assessed using ELISA. Results: Girls with visceral obesity had higher frequency of increased CIMT at left (96.2% versus75%) and right carotid artery (84.6% versus 73.4%), and adenovirus 36 sero-positive antibodies than among those without visceral obesity p>0.01.Visceral obesity; among total sample; had significant positive correlations with BMI, waist and hip circumference. While it had insignificant correlations with age, CIMT at both right and left carotid arteries and adenovirus 36. Conclusions: The frequency of increased CIMT at left carotid artery was higher among girls with visceral obesity than among those without visceral obesity. Visceral obesity, CIMT at right & left carotid arteries, and Adenovirus-36 had insignificant correlations with both. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: carotid intima-media thickness; Visceral obesity – adenovirus 36 | ||
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