Associations of childhood BMI, general and visceral fat mass with metabolite profiles at school-age.
Mireille C SchipperSophia M BlaauwendraadBerthold KoletzkoEdwin H G OeiVincent W V JaddoeRomy GaillardPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2024)
An adverse childhood body fat profile, characterized by higher BMI and total body fat mass, is associated with metabolic alterations, particularly in amino acids, phospholipids, and carnitines. Fewer associations were present for visceral fat mass. We identified a metabolite profile that improved the identification of impaired cardiometabolic health in children, compared to BMI only.