Objective This study aimed to evaluate the associations of serum folate and/or vitamin B12 concentrations with obesity among Chinese children and adolescents.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted including 3,0...Objective This study aimed to evaluate the associations of serum folate and/or vitamin B12 concentrations with obesity among Chinese children and adolescents.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted including 3,079 Chinese children and adolescents,aged 6 to 17 years,from Jiangsu,China.Anthropometric indices,such as,children's body mass index(BMI),BMI z-scores,waist circumference,and waist-to-height ratio were utilized.Multivariable linear regression and generalized additive models were used to investigate the associations of serum folate and vitamin B12 levels with anthropometric indices and odds of obesity.Results We observed that serum vitamin B12 concentrations were inversely associated with all anthropometric indices and the odds of general obesity[odds ratio(OR)=0.68;95%confidence interval(CI)=0.59,0.78]and abdominal obesity(OR=0.68;95%CI=0.60,0.77).When compared to participants with both serum vitamin levels in the two middle quartiles,those with both serum folate and vitamin B12 levels in the highest quartile were less prone to general(OR=0.31,95%CI=0.19,0.50)or abdominal obesity(OR=0.46,95%CI=0.31,0.67).Conversely,participants with vitamin B12 levels in the lowest quartile alongside folate levels in the highest quartile had higher odds of abdominal obesity(OR=2.06,95%CI=1.09,3.91).Conclusion Higher serum vitamin B12 concentrations,but not serum folate concentrations,were associated with lower odds of childhood obesity.Children and adolescents with high levels of vitamin B12 and folate were less likely to be obese.展开更多
文摘目的:初步探讨孕期因素与婴儿牛奶蛋白过敏的关系。方法:数据来自一项“中国儿童对牛奶蛋白过敏的遗传易感性研究”的子队列,包括2020年3月1日至12月31日在北京大学人民医院出生的婴儿,根据随访至1岁时有无牛奶蛋白过敏(cow’s milk protein allergy,CMPA),分为病例组(CMPA组)和对照组。回顾性收集婴儿及其母亲孕前和孕期的临床资料,分析孕期多因素与婴儿牛奶蛋白过敏的相关性。结果:共纳入278例婴儿,CMPA患儿52例,对照组226例;男性婴儿143例,女性婴儿135例,其中男性婴儿在CMPA组比例(69.2%)高于对照组(47.3%),差异有统计学意义(P=0.004);CMPA患儿和对照组在出生体质量、出生胎龄、低出生体重儿、早产、脐带绕颈、新生儿窒息分布上差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。母亲孕期合并免疫性疾病、贫血者以及孕期存在抗生素暴露者在CMPA组比例均高于对照组,两组之间差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);其他妊娠期合并症,如子痫/子痫前期、慢性高血压/妊娠期高血压、糖尿病/妊娠期糖尿病、甲状腺疾病等在两组分布差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。CMPA组与对照组孕期多项血常规指标总体分布差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。多因素Logistic回归分析发现男性婴儿、母亲妊娠合并免疫性疾病、妊娠合并贫血以及孕期抗生素暴露是CMPA发生的独立危险因素。结论:男性婴儿、母亲妊娠合并免疫性疾病、妊娠合并贫血以及孕期抗生素暴露是CMPA发生的独立危险因素。
基金supported by the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China Medical Reform Major Program:China National Chronic Diseases and Nutrition Surveillance of Adults[2015-2017]Qianrang Zhu is funded by a China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarship[No.202109110099].
文摘Objective This study aimed to evaluate the associations of serum folate and/or vitamin B12 concentrations with obesity among Chinese children and adolescents.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted including 3,079 Chinese children and adolescents,aged 6 to 17 years,from Jiangsu,China.Anthropometric indices,such as,children's body mass index(BMI),BMI z-scores,waist circumference,and waist-to-height ratio were utilized.Multivariable linear regression and generalized additive models were used to investigate the associations of serum folate and vitamin B12 levels with anthropometric indices and odds of obesity.Results We observed that serum vitamin B12 concentrations were inversely associated with all anthropometric indices and the odds of general obesity[odds ratio(OR)=0.68;95%confidence interval(CI)=0.59,0.78]and abdominal obesity(OR=0.68;95%CI=0.60,0.77).When compared to participants with both serum vitamin levels in the two middle quartiles,those with both serum folate and vitamin B12 levels in the highest quartile were less prone to general(OR=0.31,95%CI=0.19,0.50)or abdominal obesity(OR=0.46,95%CI=0.31,0.67).Conversely,participants with vitamin B12 levels in the lowest quartile alongside folate levels in the highest quartile had higher odds of abdominal obesity(OR=2.06,95%CI=1.09,3.91).Conclusion Higher serum vitamin B12 concentrations,but not serum folate concentrations,were associated with lower odds of childhood obesity.Children and adolescents with high levels of vitamin B12 and folate were less likely to be obese.
