Associacao entre marcadores inflamatorios, composicao corporal e consumo alimentar em criancas e adolescentes /Association between inflammatory markers, body composition and food consumption in children and adolescents

Introduction: There is a relationship between inflammation and chronic non-communicable diseases, which generally manifest in adulthood. However, it is possible to detect inflammatory changes in children and young people. Thus, it is necessary to study the factors associated with inflammation in this life stage, so that adequate interventions can be made to stop such alterations from prolonging into adulthood. Objective: To assess the association between inflammatory markers, overweight indicators and food consumption markers in children and adolescents. Methods: Transversal study with 8- to 14-year-old individuals, from public schools in Vitoria/ES. To assess inflammation, we used leukocytes, C-reactive protein, and uric acid. As overweight indicators, we used waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, BMI-for-age, and body fat percentage. To estimate the likelihood of association, we calculated prevalence ratios and their respective 95% confidence intervalsusingPoisson regression models, modified for sociodemographic characteristics. Results: We evaluated 296 individuals, averaging 10.7 years of age, 54.4% female, and 53.7% adolescents. All variables at risk of overweight indicators were significant with the risk of high uric acid, in addition to the risk of increasing waist-to-height ratio (PR = 1.14), BMI-for-age (PR = 1.08), and body fat (PR = 1.10) being significant with the risk of high CRP. Conclusion: We conclude that the risk of alterations in overweight indicators was related with the risk of increased inflammatory markers in school-aged individuals. Keywords: Adolescent. Child. Lifestyle. Inflammation. Introducao: Existe umarelacao entre inflamacao e doencas cronicas nao transmissiveis, que geralmente se manifestam na fase adulta. Entretanto, ja e possivel perceber alteracoes inflamatorias no publico infanto-juvenil.Sendo assim, torna-se necessario o estudo dos fatores associados a inflamacao ainda nessa fase, a fim de que sejam feitas intervencoes cabiveis para impedir que taisalteracoes se prologuem ate a vida adulta. Objetivo: Avaliar a associacao entre marcadores inflamatorios, indicadores de excesso de peso e marcadores de consumo alimentar em criancas e adolescentes. Metodos: Estudo transversal com individuos de 8 a 14 anos, de escolas publicas de Vitoria/ES. Para avaliar inflamacao, utilizaram-se leucocitos, proteina C reativa e acido urico. Os indicadores de excesso de peso utilizados foram perimetro da cintura, razao cintura/estatura,