Prenatal and Childhood Growth, Chemerin Concentrations, and Metabolic Health in Adult Life

Several noncommunicable diseases have their origins in early developmental phases. One factor possibly explaining the association between early growth and later health could be adipocyte function. The objective of this study was to assess the association between the adipocytokine chemerin and early...

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Main Authors: Johan G. Eriksson, Mika Venojärvi, Clive Osmond
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3838646
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description Several noncommunicable diseases have their origins in early developmental phases. One factor possibly explaining the association between early growth and later health could be adipocyte function. The objective of this study was to assess the association between the adipocytokine chemerin and early growth and later health. 1074 participants from Helsinki Birth Cohort Study born 1934–1944 with information on prenatal and childhood growth participated. Metabolic outcomes include glucose tolerance, adiposity, and chemerin concentration. Mean chemerin concentrations were 5.0 ng/mL higher in women than in men (95% CI 2.7 to 7.2, p<0.001). The strongest correlate of chemerin concentration was adult waist circumference and body fat percentage (r=0.22, p<0.001 and r=0.21, p<0.001, resp.). After adjustment for body fat percentage, chemerin concentration was 5.4 ng/mL lower in subjects with type 2 diabetes than in those with normal glucose tolerance (−0.2 to 10.9, p=0.06). It was 3.0 ng/mL higher in those with metabolic syndrome than in those without (0.6 to 5.3, p=0.01). No measure of early growth was associated with chemerin concentration. Our findings do not support a role for chemerin in linking early growth with later metabolic health.
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spelling doaj-art-8abe0dd66a3744d38bb3d74df66831512025-08-20T03:37:34ZengWileyInternational Journal of Endocrinology1687-83371687-83452016-01-01201610.1155/2016/38386463838646Prenatal and Childhood Growth, Chemerin Concentrations, and Metabolic Health in Adult LifeJohan G. Eriksson0Mika Venojärvi1Clive Osmond2National Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, 00271 Helsinki, FinlandInstitute of Biomedicine, Exercise Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio, FinlandMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (University of Southampton), Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UKSeveral noncommunicable diseases have their origins in early developmental phases. One factor possibly explaining the association between early growth and later health could be adipocyte function. The objective of this study was to assess the association between the adipocytokine chemerin and early growth and later health. 1074 participants from Helsinki Birth Cohort Study born 1934–1944 with information on prenatal and childhood growth participated. Metabolic outcomes include glucose tolerance, adiposity, and chemerin concentration. Mean chemerin concentrations were 5.0 ng/mL higher in women than in men (95% CI 2.7 to 7.2, p<0.001). The strongest correlate of chemerin concentration was adult waist circumference and body fat percentage (r=0.22, p<0.001 and r=0.21, p<0.001, resp.). After adjustment for body fat percentage, chemerin concentration was 5.4 ng/mL lower in subjects with type 2 diabetes than in those with normal glucose tolerance (−0.2 to 10.9, p=0.06). It was 3.0 ng/mL higher in those with metabolic syndrome than in those without (0.6 to 5.3, p=0.01). No measure of early growth was associated with chemerin concentration. Our findings do not support a role for chemerin in linking early growth with later metabolic health.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3838646
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International Journal of Endocrinology
title Prenatal and Childhood Growth, Chemerin Concentrations, and Metabolic Health in Adult Life
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title_short Prenatal and Childhood Growth, Chemerin Concentrations, and Metabolic Health in Adult Life
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