Glycated albumin is low in obese, non-diabetic children.
The current study evaluates the indices of glucose control for diabetics (i.e., glycated albumin (GA), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), plasma glucose (PG) and immuno-reactive insulin (IRI)) in non-diabetic children from a population-based cohort, and compares those values according to the presence of obesity to examine any differences in these indices. GA, HbA1c, casual PG and casual IRI in obese children (n = 209) were compared to those of non-obese children (n = 1060) in Ina town, Saitama Prefecture, in 2002-2003. In obese children, the levels of HbA1c, PG and IRI were statistically higher when compared to those of non-obese children. In contrast, the median and intra-quartile range (IQR) of GA of obese children (13.6%: 12.6-14.7) was statistically lower when compared to that of non-obese children (14.3%: 13.5-15.4, p < 0.001). The low GA (%) in obese children is mainly due to the low absolute value of GA (g/dl) rather than a higher albumin value (g/dl). This is the first report to reveal that GA levels are low in obese, non-diabetic children. Additional data collection and an experimental approach are necessary to reveal the reasons behind lower GA levels in obese children.
Nishimura
Rimei
R
Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan. rimei@jikei.ac.jp
Kanda
Akira
A
Sano
Hironari
H
Matsudaira
Toru
T
Miyashita
Yumi
Y
Morimoto
Aya
A
Shirasawa
Takako
T
Kawaguchi
Takeshi
T
Tajima
Naoko
N
D000293:Adolescent; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000093423:Glycated Serum Albumin
D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced; D007328:Insulin; D012709:Serum Albumin; D000093423:Glycated Serum Albumin