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- Tubić, Bojan, 1984, et al.
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Different osteocalcin forms, markers of metabolic syndrome and anthropometric measures in children within the IDEFICS cohort
- 2016
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Ingår i: Bone. - : ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. - 8756-3282 .- 1873-2763. ; 84, s. 230-236
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: Osteocalcin (OC), an aboundant non-collagenous bone protein, is inversely associated with parameters of glucose metabolism. Interactions between bone tissue and energy metabolism have not been thoroughly investigated during childhood. This study investigated OC, metabolic parameters and anthropometric characteristics in normal weight and overweight/obese children. Methods: This study comprised 108 (46 normal weight/62 overweight/obese) Swedish 2-9 year old children. Anthropometric data, insulin, glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c), HOMA index, vitamin D, adiponectin, total OC, carboxylated OC (cOC) and undercarboxylated OC (ucOC) were analysed. Results: No difference was found for total OC between the normal and overweight/obese groups, with a mean (+/- SD) value of 82.6 ( +/- 2.8) ng/mL and 77.0 ( +/- 2.4) ng/mL, (P = 0.11), respectively. Overweight children had lower cOC levels, mean 69.1 ( +/- 2.2) ng/mL, vs. normal weight children, mean 75.6 ( +/- 2.5) ng/mL (P = 0.03). The mean ucOC levels of 7.9 ( +/- 0.4) ng/mL in overweight children did not differ vs. normal weight children, mean level 7.0 (+/- 0.4) ng/mL, (P = 0.067). None of the three OC forms correlated with any of the measured parameters. Conclusions: The cOC levels were lower in overweight children. There was no correlation between the three OC forms and any of the measured anthropometric or metabolic parameters. OC has been suggested to have a possible metabolic role, but in general the current study in prepubertal children does not support the hypothesis of an association between OC and a positive metabolic profile. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Tubić, Bojan, 1984, et al.
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Randomised study of children with obesity showed that whole body vibration reduced sclerostin
- 2019
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Ingår i: Acta Paediatrica. - : WILEY. - 0803-5253 .- 1651-2227. ; 108:3, s. 502-513
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim New strategies are required to increase physical activity and improve metabolic profiles in children with obesity. We studied the effect of whole body vibration (WBV) on children with obesity on biochemical markers of energy and bone metabolism, anthropometric measurements, muscle parameters and calcaneal bone mineral density (BMD). Methods This was a randomised, prospective, controlled study of 30 children with a median age of 13 years (range 7-17) at Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden, from 2013 to 2015. The target for the intervention group was to perform WBV three times a week for 12 weeks, and the study parameters were assessed at baseline and 12 weeks. Results The 16 in the WBV group achieved 51% of the planned activity, mainly at home, and were compared with 14 controls. Sclerostin, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase and carboxy-terminal collagen cross-links decreased in the WBV group (p amp;lt; 0.05) and balance improved (p amp;lt; 0.006), but osteocalcin and insulin remained unchanged. Anthropometric data, muscle strength and calcaneal BMD did not differ between the groups. Conclusion WBV did not affect most of the clinical parameters in children with obesity, but the reduction in sclerostin implies that it had direct effects on osteocytes, which are key players in bone mechanotransduction.
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