Increased ApoB/ApoA1 ratio is associated with excess weight, body adiposity, and altered lipid profile in children

Abstract

ObjectiveTo investigate ApoB/ApoA1 ratio and its association with cardiovascular risk factors in children. MethodsCross‐sectional study with 258 children aged 8 and 9 years old, enrolled in all urban schools in the city of Viçosa‐MG. Anthropometric and body composition assessment, as well as biochemical profile of the children was performed. Socioeconomic variables and sedentary lifestyle were evaluated through a semi‐structured questionnaire. ResultsMany children had excess weight (35.2%), abdominal adiposity (10.5%), and body fat (15.6%), as well as increased ApoB/ApoA1 ratio (14.7%), total cholesterol (51.8%), and triglycerides (19.8%). Children with excess weight and total and central fat had a higher prevalence of having a higher ApoB/ApoA1 ratio, as well as those with atherogenic lipid profile (increased LDL‐c and triglycerides and low HDL‐c). A direct association was found between the number of cardiovascular risk factors and the ApoB/ApoA1 ratio (p=0.001), regardless of age and income. ConclusionThe increased ApoB/ApoA1 ratio was associated with excess weight, body adiposity (total and central), and altered lipid profile in children. Children with a higher number of cardiovascular risk factors had higher ApoB/ApoA1 ratio, in both genders.