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Sarah Warouw
Department of Child Health, Sam Ratulangi University Medical School, Manado
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Interleukin-6 and highly sensitive C-reactive protein in obese adolescents Michael Kasenda; Suryadi Tantura; Sarah Warouw
Paediatrica Indonesiana Vol 52 No 4 (2012): July 2012
Publisher : Indonesian Pediatric Society

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Background Childhood obesity is a major health concern.Obesity is due to an expansion of adipose tissue mass. This tissueproduces pro􀁞inflarmnatory cytokines, such as interleukin􀁞6 (IL--6).IL􀁞6 is considered to be the chief stimulator of the production ofhighly sensitive C􀁞reactive protein (hsCRP) in the liver. Bothmolecules are responsible for the chronic low􀁞grade inflammatorystate in obese individuals.Objective To assess a correlation between IL􀁞6 and hsCRP inobese adolescents.Methods This cross􀁞sectional study was conducted from Marchto June 2011 in Manado. Subjects were obese and normal bodymass index (BMI) teens aged 13􀁞18 years. Serum glutamicoxaloacetic transaminase (SOOT) and serum glutamic pyruvictransaminase (SOPT) levels were measured to rule out liverimpairment. IL􀁞6 and hsCRP levels were also measured. Data wasanalyzed by Pearson's correlation and linear regression to test forcorrelation between IL--6 and hsCRP levels.Results There was a strongly positive correlation between IL􀁞6and hsCRP levels in obese adolescents (r=0.79 with P<O.OOl).IL--6 and hsCRP levels were not significantly associated in subjectswith normal BMI.Conclusions There was a strongly positive correlation betweenIL--6 and hsCRP levels in obese adolescents, suggestive of anongoing, chronic, low􀁞grade inflammatory state. [PaediatrIndanes.2012;52:219-22].
Co-Authors Michael Kasenda Suryadi Tantura