Jeong Hwal Rim, Lee Hae Sang, Shim Young Suk, Hwang Jin Soon
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan 31151, Korea.
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon 16499, Korea.
Children (Basel). 2022 Jan 14;9(1):109. doi: 10.3390/children9010109.
We conducted this study to investigate the associations between hematological parameters and obesity in children and adolescents. The levels of hematological parameters (including white blood cells [WBCs], red blood cells [RBCs], hemoglobin [Hb], hematocrit [Hct], and platelets) of 7997 participants (4259 boys and 3738 girls) aged 10-18 years were recorded. The parameters were compared among participants with normal weight, overweight, and obesity. Significantly higher mean levels of WBCs (7.16 vs. 6.16 × 103/mm, < 0.001), RBCs (4.90 vs. 4.82 × 106/mm, < 0.001), Hb (14.07 vs. 13.99 g/dL, < 0.05), Hct (42.31 vs. 41.91%, < 0.001), and platelets (311.87 vs. 282.66 × 103/mm, < 0.001) were found in the obese than normal weight group, respectively, after adjusting for body mass index (BMI) and sex. BMI SDS had significant positive associations with the levels of WBCs (β = 0.275, < 0.001), RBCs (β = 0.028, < 0.001), Hb (β = 0.034, < 0.001), Hct (β = 0.152, < 0.001), and platelets (β = 8.372, < 0.001) after adjusting for age, sex, and socioeconomic factors in a multiple linear regression analysis. A higher BMI was associated with elevated WBC, RBC, Hb, Hct, and platelet counts in children and adolescents. Because higher levels of hematological parameters are potential risk factors for obesity-related diseases, hematological parameters should be evaluated in obese children and adolescents.
我们开展了这项研究,以调查儿童及青少年血液学参数与肥胖之间的关联。记录了7997名年龄在10至18岁的参与者(4259名男孩和3738名女孩)的血液学参数水平(包括白细胞[WBC]、红细胞[RBC]、血红蛋白[Hb]、血细胞比容[Hct]和血小板)。对体重正常、超重和肥胖的参与者的各项参数进行了比较。在校正体重指数(BMI)和性别后,发现肥胖组的白细胞(7.16对6.16×10³/mm,<0.001)、红细胞(4.90对4.82×10⁶/mm,<0.001)、血红蛋白(14.07对13.99 g/dL,<0.05)、血细胞比容(42.31对41.91%,<0.001)和血小板(311.87对282.66×10³/mm,<0.001)的平均水平显著高于正常体重组。在多元线性回归分析中,在校正年龄、性别和社会经济因素后,BMI SDS与白细胞水平(β = 0.275,<0.001)、红细胞水平(β = 0.028,<0.001)、血红蛋白水平(β = 0.034,<0.001)、血细胞比容水平(β = 0.152,<0.001)和血小板水平(β = 8.372,<0.001)存在显著正相关。较高的BMI与儿童及青少年白细胞、红细胞、血红蛋白、血细胞比容和血小板计数升高有关。由于血液学参数水平较高是肥胖相关疾病的潜在危险因素,因此应对肥胖儿童及青少年的血液学参数进行评估。