| Components of the insulin resistance syndrome in seven-year-old children: relations with birth weight and the polyunsaturated fatty acid content of umbilical cord plasma phospholipids. | |
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PMID: 11914740 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: According to the foetal origins hypothesis, there is a relation between foetal nutrition and adult glucose intolerance. In adults, insulin resistance has been associated with dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids. We examined whether the availability of polyunsaturated fatty acids during foetal life, as indicated by the fatty acid composition of cord blood samples, relates to childhood body composition and glycaemic control. METHODS: Fatty acid concentrations in umbilical cord blood were determined by gas-liquid chromatography in a birth-cohort of infants. When the children were seven years old, fasting glucose, insulin, proinsulin, and leptin levels were measured in 259 of these children, and relations with cord plasma fatty acid concentrations were studied. RESULTS: Cord plasma phospholipid gamma-linolenic acid and dihomo- gamma-linolenic acid concentrations were negatively related to insulin concentrations and calculated insulin resistance (homeostasis model assessment) at seven years of age. The gamma-linolenic acid concentrations were also negatively related to body fatness and proinsulin and leptin concentrations at seven years of age. No association was found for other polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations at birth. Adjusted for age, sex, current weight, and gestational age, a lower birth weight related to higher values of insulin resistance variables. The highest insulin concentrations were found in children with a low birth weight and a low gamma-linolenic acid concentration at birth. The relations between gamma-linolenic acid concentration at birth and fasting insulin and calculated insulin resistance remained statistically significant when adjusted for birth weight. CONCLUSION/INTERPRETATION: These findings indicate that foetal availability or metabolism of gamma-linolenic acid could be involved in the early origins of insulin resistance. |
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Authors:
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P Rump; C Popp-Snijders; R J Heine; G Hornstra |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Diabetologia Volume: 45 ISSN: 0012-186X ISO Abbreviation: Diabetologia Publication Date: 2002 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-03-26 Completed Date: 2002-08-21 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0006777 Medline TA: Diabetologia Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 349-55 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. |
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Adult Birth Weight* Blood Glucose / metabolism Body Composition Chi-Square Distribution Child Cohort Studies Diabetes Mellitus / genetics Embryonic and Fetal Development Family Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / blood* Fetal Blood / chemistry* Humans Infant, Newborn Insulin / blood Insulin Resistance* Netherlands Phospholipids / blood* Proinsulin / blood |
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0/Blood Glucose; 0/Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; 0/Phospholipids; 11061-68-0/Insulin; 9035-68-1/Proinsulin |
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