Waist Circumference Is Not Associated with Impaired Fasting Blood Glucose in a Sample of Mexican Children and Teenagers: Results from a State Screening Program
Edtna Jáuregui-Ulloa,
Alejandro Gaytán-González,
Mayra Elizalde-Villarreal,
Esmeralda González-Navarro,
Alberto Ocampo-Chavarría,
Juan López-Taylor
Affiliations
Edtna Jáuregui-Ulloa
Institute of Applied Sciences for Physical Activity and Sport, Department of Human Movement Sciences, Education, Sport, Recreation and Dance, University Health Sciences Center, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, Mexico
Alejandro Gaytán-González
Institute of Applied Sciences for Physical Activity and Sport, Department of Human Movement Sciences, Education, Sport, Recreation and Dance, University Health Sciences Center, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, Mexico
Mayra Elizalde-Villarreal
Cardiometabolic Program, Department of Preventive Medicine, Board for Health Prevention and Promotion, Jalisco Health Services, Guadalajara 44280, Mexico
Esmeralda González-Navarro
Cardiometabolic Program, Department of Preventive Medicine, Board for Health Prevention and Promotion, Jalisco Health Services, Guadalajara 44280, Mexico
Alberto Ocampo-Chavarría
Cardiometabolic Program, Department of Preventive Medicine, Board for Health Prevention and Promotion, Jalisco Health Services, Guadalajara 44280, Mexico
Juan López-Taylor
Institute of Applied Sciences for Physical Activity and Sport, Department of Human Movement Sciences, Education, Sport, Recreation and Dance, University Health Sciences Center, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, Mexico
A high waist circumference (WC) is used as a risk factor for impaired fasting blood glucose (IFG) in adults. This association is less studied in children and teenagers. The purpose of this study was to analyze the association between having a high WC and IFG by sex and age in a sample of Mexican children and teenagers. We analyzed the data of 12979 participants aged 5 to 17 years to calculate percentile references for uncorrected WC, corrected for height (WC/HT) and by height squared (WC/HT2) with quantile regression. A subsample of 2309 participants with fasting blood glucose samples (FBG), WC, WC/HT and WC/HT2 values was analyzed with logistic regression. A high WC, WC/HT, and WC/HT2 were considered at the sex- and age-specific 90th percentile from the subsample. The IFG was considered as FBG ≥100 mg/dL. Having a high WC, WC/HT, nor WC/HT2 was not significantly associated with IFG for either sex and age group (all p > 0.05). A high WC, either on its uncorrected or corrected for height values, was not an important assessment for predicting IFG in a sample of Mexican children and teenagers. This study provides percentile reference values specific for sex and age.
