Measurements of body fat is associated with markers of inflammation, insulin resistance and lipid levels in both overweight and in lean, healthy subjects
Wesseltoft-Rao, Nima; Holven, Kirsten B.; Telle-Hansen, Vibeke H.; Narverud, Ingunn; Iversen, Per Ole; Hjermstad, Marianne J.; Dahlman, Ingrid; Ulven, Stine M.; Bye, Asta
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Wesseltoft-Rao, N., Holven, K.B., Telle-Hansen, V.H., Narverud, I., Iversen, P.O., Hjermstad, M.J. ... Bye, A. (2012). Measurements of body fat is associated with markers of inflammation, insulin resistance and lipid levels in both overweight and in lean, healthy subjects. e - SPEN: the European e-journal of clinical nutrition and metabolism, 7(6), e234-e240 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnme.2012.10.002Sammendrag
Background & aims: Low-grade inflammation is associated with fat mass in overweight. Whether this
association exists in lean persons is unknown.
Aims were to investigate associations between anthropometric measures of fat distribution and fat mass
(% and kg) assessed by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). Furthermore we wanted to investigate the
relationship between fat mass and markers of insulin resistance, inflammation, and lipids in healthy
subjects in different BMI categories.
Methods: We compared 47 healthy overweight adults (BMI 26e40 kg/m2) and 40 lean (BMI 17e25 kg/
m2) matched for age and sex. Waist and hip circumferences, waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio and
triceps skinfold were used to evaluate fat distribution. BIA was used to estimate fat mass (% and kg).
Markers of insulin resistance, lipids, inflammation and adipokines were measured.
Results: Hip circumference was associated (P < 0.01) with BIA-assessed fat mass (%) in both groups (lean:
regression coefficient B ¼ 0.4; overweight: B ¼ 0.5). An increase in hip circumference in all tertiles was
associated with higher plasma levels of leptin, CRP and C-peptide in both groups.
Conclusions: Fat mass may play a role in low-grade inflammation also in subjects within the normal range
of BMI. Hip circumference may be a surrogate measure for fat mass in subjects in different BMI categories,
and may be useful for identification of people with risk of developing overweight-related chronic
diseases