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Table 2 Associations between adiposity and cIMT in children and adolescents, expressed as correlation coefficients

From: Adiposity and carotid-intima media thickness in children and adolescents: a systematic review

Reference

Age range, years

Adiposity measure

All participants

Females

Males

r

P

r

P

r

P

Studies in mixed age or adolescent populations (mean age ≥12 years)

 Böhm et al. 2009 [16]

6-17

BMI

-

-

0.35

<0.001

0.14

0.11

Body fat %

-

-

0.41

<0.001

0.06

0.46

 Casariu et al. 2011 [17]

6-18

BMI

0.49

<0.05

-

-

-

-

Waist circumference

0.59

<0.05

-

-

-

-

Hip circumference

0.58

<0.05

-

-

-

-

 Croymans et al. 2010 [29]

15-18

BMI centile

0.08*

0.22*

-

-

-

-

 Dawson et al. 2009 [30]

11-17

BMI

0.173

<0.05

-

-

-

-

Waist/hip ratio

0.310

<0.001

-

-

-

-

 Doyon et al. 2013 [19]

6-18

BMI

0.13

<0.001

-

-

-

-

BMI SDS

0.13

<0.001

-

-

-

-

 Jourdan et al. 2005 [21]

10-20

BMI

0.25

<0.001

-

-

-

-

BMI SDSa

0.41

<0.001

-

-

-

-

 Kollias et al. 2013 [22]

10-18

BMI Z-score

0.05

NS

-

-

-

-

Waist circumference

0.12

<0.05

-

-

-

-

Waist to hip ratio

0.12

<0.05

-

-

-

-

 Lamotte et al. 2013 [23]

12-17

BMI

0.03

NS

−0.03

NS

0.09

NS

BMI Z-score

0.04

NS

−0.002

NS

0.08

NS

Fat mass

−0.04

NS

−0.06

NS

0.04

NS

Waist circumference

0.04

NS

−0.07

NS

0.1

NS

Waist/hip ratio

0.04

NS

−0.03

NS

0.02

NS

 Lim et al. 2009 [37]

14-17

BMI

0.0499

0.402

-

-

-

-

Waist circumference

−0.0215

0.718

-

-

-

-

 Melo et al. 2014 [24]

11-13

BMI

0.188

<0.001

-

-

-

-

Body fat mass by DXA

0.153

0.003

-

-

-

-

Trunk fat mass by DXA

0.155

0.002

-

-

-

-

Waist circumference

0.221

<0.001

-

-

-

-

 Mittelman et al. 2010 [31]

6-20

BMI z-score

-

-

0.34

<0.001

0.30

<0.001

Waist circumference

-

-

0.33

<0.001

0.32

<0.001

Hip circumference

-

-

0.27

<0.001

0.26

<0.001

Waist/hip ratio

-

-

0.20

0.005

0.13

0.0271

 Sass et al. 1998 [26]

10-24

Fat mass (kg)

-

-

−0.029

NS

0.135

NS

Body fat %

-

-

−0.057

NS

0.024

NS

BMI

-

-

−0.033

NS

0.146

NS

Waist/hip ratio

-

-

0.069

NS

−0.016

NS

Studies in pre-adolescent populations (mean age <12 years)

 Osiniri et al. 2012 [25]

Mean 7.1 ± 1.1

BMI z-scoreb

0.040

NS

-

-

-

-

Body fat %

0.042

NS

-

-

-

-

waist circumferenceb

0.048

NS

-

-

-

-

  1. Coefficients in bold were statistically significant (P < 0.05)
  2. cIMT carotid intima-media thickness, BMI body mass index kg/m2, DXA Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, NS not significant, P-value not reported, SDS standard deviation score
  3. *r and P values obtained from the author
  4. aOutcome was age- and height-specific cIMT standard deviation score
  5. bLog transformed
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