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Valeria Hirschler; Gustavo Maccallini; Claudia Molinari; Mariana Hidalgo; Patricia Intersimone; Claudio Gonzalez; Valeria Hirschler; Gustavo Maccallini; Claudia Molinari; Mariana Hidalgo; Patricia Intersimone; Claudio Gonzalez

doi:10.3934/publichealth.2018.4.440

AIMS Public Health

2018, Volume 5, Issue 4: 440-453. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2018.4.440

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Type 2 diabetes markers in indigenous Argentinean children living at different altitudes

Running title: Type 2 diabetes markers in children at different altitudes

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University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Hidalgo Laboratories, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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University of Tucuman, Argentina

Received: 16 August 2018 Accepted: 06 November 2018 Published: 16 November 2018

Background: Exposure to hypoxia at high altitude is increasingly being recognized as a risk factor for metabolic diseases. Objective: To determine the association between Type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk factors and altitude in two groups of Argentinean indigenous schoolchildren who live permanently at different altitudes. Methods: This cross-sectional study compared 142 schoolchildren from San Antonio de los Cobres (SAC), 3750 m above sea level, with 171 from Chicoana (CH), 1400 m. Data for children’s anthropometry, blood pressure and lipids, as well as mothers’ height and weight were assessed. Results: There was not a significant difference in age between SAC (9.0 + 2y) and CH (9.4 + 2y) children. However, mean children’s weight (29 vs. 38 kg), height (130 vs. 138 cm), BMI (17 vs. 19 kg/m²), and HDL-C (46 vs. 48 mg/dL) were significantly lower in SAC than in CH, respectively. In contrast, systolic blood pressure (87 vs. 70 mmHg), cholesterol (157 vs. 148 mg/dL), and triglycerides (104 vs. 88 mg/dL) were significantly higher in SAC than in CH, respectively. There was not a significant difference in age (33.2 + 7y vs. 34.4 + 8y) and BMI (26.2 + 4y vs. 28 + 5y) between SAC and CH mothers. Multiple linear regression analyses showed that children’s blood pressure (R² = 0.38), triglycerides (R² = 0.21), and HDL-C (R² = 0.16) were significantly associated with altitude, adjusted for confounding variables. Conclusion: This study shows that indigenous Argentinean children living at 3750 meters have higher T2D risk compared with those living at 1400 meters above sea level.
- type 2 diabetes risk,
- high altitude,
- indigenous children
Citation: Valeria Hirschler, Gustavo Maccallini, Claudia Molinari, Mariana Hidalgo, Patricia Intersimone, Claudio Gonzalez. Type 2 diabetes markers in indigenous Argentinean children living at different altitudes[J]. AIMS Public Health, 2018, 5(4): 440-453. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2018.4.440

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Background: Exposure to hypoxia at high altitude is increasingly being recognized as a risk factor for metabolic diseases. Objective: To determine the association between Type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk factors and altitude in two groups of Argentinean indigenous schoolchildren who live permanently at different altitudes. Methods: This cross-sectional study compared 142 schoolchildren from San Antonio de los Cobres (SAC), 3750 m above sea level, with 171 from Chicoana (CH), 1400 m. Data for children’s anthropometry, blood pressure and lipids, as well as mothers’ height and weight were assessed. Results: There was not a significant difference in age between SAC (9.0 + 2y) and CH (9.4 + 2y) children. However, mean children’s weight (29 vs. 38 kg), height (130 vs. 138 cm), BMI (17 vs. 19 kg/m²), and HDL-C (46 vs. 48 mg/dL) were significantly lower in SAC than in CH, respectively. In contrast, systolic blood pressure (87 vs. 70 mmHg), cholesterol (157 vs. 148 mg/dL), and triglycerides (104 vs. 88 mg/dL) were significantly higher in SAC than in CH, respectively. There was not a significant difference in age (33.2 + 7y vs. 34.4 + 8y) and BMI (26.2 + 4y vs. 28 + 5y) between SAC and CH mothers. Multiple linear regression analyses showed that children’s blood pressure (R² = 0.38), triglycerides (R² = 0.21), and HDL-C (R² = 0.16) were significantly associated with altitude, adjusted for confounding variables. Conclusion: This study shows that indigenous Argentinean children living at 3750 meters have higher T2D risk compared with those living at 1400 meters above sea level.

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