Association of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level with central obesity of the children in a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh
Background: Obesity is an exaggeration of normal adiposity. Central obesity in children has increased than general adiposity now a days, which is not routinely measured in clinical practice. Adipose tissue contributes to the secretion of a number of inflammatory cytokines which stimulate the production of high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs–CRP) by the liver. The study was done to see the association of hs-CRP level with central obesity in Bangladeshi children.Methods: A total of 110 obese children aged between 10 to 18 years with BMI≥95th centile and age and sex matched 55 non-obese children with BMI≥5th to <85th centile according to centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) growth chart were selected. A structured questionnaire was prepared taking into account demographic and clinical parameters. The hs-CRP were estimated in study subjects and then correlated to central obesity by waist height ratio (WHtR).Results: The prevalence central obesity was 45.5% by WHtR and raised hs-CRP levels was 46.4% in obese children. About 62% of obese children had central obesity who had raised hs-CRP level ≥2 mg/l (high risk), which showed significant positive correlation with WHtR and was significantly raised in obese children.Conclusions: A high proportion of central obesity was observed in obese children who had raised hs-CRP level, suggesting that it might be useful to assess future metabolic and cardiovascular complication.