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K Jagadish Kumar1, Karen Saldanha, K Sushma
1Departments of Pediatrics and *Biochemistry, JSS Medical College, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, India. Correspondence to: Dr K Jagadish Kumar, 85/B, 9th Cross, Navilu Road, Kuvempu Nagar, Mysore, Karnataka 570 023, India. jagdishmandya@gmail.com.
Objective:
To study the serum Homocysteine levels in children and its relation with body mass index (BMI), lipid profile and plasma glucose.
Methods:
138 children (age 5-15 y) were enrolled and categorized into normal, overweight and obese group. Blood homocysteine, lipid profile and plasma glucose were estimated.
Results:
Out of 138 children, 46 (33%) were normal, 40 (29%) were overweight and 52 (38%) were obese. Hyper-homocysteinemia was found in 34 (24.6%) of children. None of the normal children had hyperhomocysteinemia in contrast to 15 (37.5%) in overweight and 19 (36.5%) in obese group (P=0.001).The median homocysteine levels in obese and overweight children was significantly higher compared to normal children (P=0.001).There was a positive correlation between BMI and homocysteine levels. There was no significant correlation between lipid profile and plasma glucose with homocysteine levels.
Conclusion:
Serum homocysteine levels are significantly higher in both overweight and obese children compared to normal children.
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