Journal of Hepatology and Gastrointestinal disorders
Open Access
ISSN: 2475-3181
+44-77-2385-9429
ISSN: 2475-3181
+44-77-2385-9429
Deepika Bahl, Kalyani Singh, Manisha Sabharwal, Monika Arora
Research Consultant, Public Health Foundation of India, Gurugram, Haryana
Associate Professor, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, New Delhi
Assistant Professor, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, New Delhi
Director, Health Promotion Division Public Health Foundation of India, Gurugram, Haryana
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Hepatol Gastroint Dis
Background & Aim: Overweight and obesity are associated with various co-morbidities. With this background, present study aims to screen and identify school going adolescents with hypertriglyceridemia and hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype among adolescents of Delhi. Method: Cross-sectional study was done with 877 adolescents (12-15 years) selected from four public schools of Delhi. Based on body mass index, waist circumference and waist to height ratio subjects were screened to identify high risk subjects. Of the screened subjectsâ?? serum triglycerides was estimated to identify hypertriglyceridemia and hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype. Result: 33.2% of subjects were screened and their serum triglycerides were estimated. Hypertriglyceridemia among subject was 35.7% (males 32.9%, females 41.3%, p=0.4). Triglycerides were significantly associated with BMI (r=0.12, p=0.04); WC (r=0.19, pâ?¤0.001) and body weight (r=0.10, p=0.03). Waist circumference (â?¥90 percentile) had higher odds for having an elevated serum triglyceride concentration (OR=2.08, 95% CI=1.19-3.63) in comparison to waist circumference <90 percentile. Prevalence of hypertriglycemic waist phenotype among screened subject was 26.20% (males 25.6%, females 27.1%, p=0.06). Higher prevalence of hypertriglycemic waist phenotype was seen in obese subject in comparison to overweight subjects (p=0.002). Similarly, higher prevalence hypertriglycemic waist phenotype was seen in subject with waist to height ratio greater than 0.5 in comparison to waist to height ratio less than 0.5 (p=0.00). Conclusion: High prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia and hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype among adolescents indicates need of proactive preventive measures with focus on diet and physical activity to avoid future non-communicable disease epidemic and related co-morbidities.
Deepika Bahl is working as a full time Research Consultant at Health Promotion Division, Public Health Foundation of India and part time Consultant with NGO SHARP. She has completed her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Delhi on prevalence of metabolic syndrome among adolescents and assessing the effectiveness of peer led implementation. Since last 6 years, she is working in the field of nutrition, epidemiology and public health.
E-mail: bahl.deepa@gmail.com