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Associations between aggressive behaviour scores and cardiovascular risk factors in childhood
Author(s) -
Louise S.,
Warrington N. M.,
McCaskie P. A.,
Oddy W. H.,
Zubrick S. R.,
Hands B.,
Mori T. A.,
Briollais L.,
Silburn S.,
Palmer L. J.,
Mattes E.,
Beilin L. J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatric obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.226
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 2047-6310
pISSN - 2047-6302
DOI - 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00047.x
Subject(s) - cbcl , medicine , child behavior checklist , body mass index , blood pressure , cohort , childhood obesity , insulin resistance , obesity , pediatrics , demography , overweight , clinical psychology , sociology
Summary Objective To examine the influence of aggressive behaviour scores on cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) risk factors throughout childhood. Methods This study utilized cross‐sectional and longitudinal data from the W estern A ustralian P regnancy C ohort ( R aine) S tudy ( n = 2900). Aggressive behaviour scores were derived from the C hild B ehavior C hecklist/4–18( CBCL ), Y outh S elf‐ R eport/11–18 ( YSR ) and T eacher R eport F orm/6–18 ( TRF ). CVD risk factors included body mass index ( BMI ), blood pressure, fasting lipids and homeostasis model of insulin resistance ( HOMA‐IR ). Results Girls with higher aggressive behaviour scores had higher BMI from 10 years of age ( P ≤ 0.001), higher BMI trajectories throughout childhood ( P = 0.0003) and at 14 years higher HOMA‐IR ( P = 0.008). At the 14‐year survey, this equated to a difference of 1.7 kg/m 2 in the predicted BMI between the extreme CBCL scores in girls (top 5% ( CBCL ≥ 17) vs. CBCL score = 0). Boys with higher aggressive behaviour scores had higher BMI at 5 years ( P = 0.002), lower diastolic pressure at 14 years ( P = 0.002) and lower systolic blood pressure trajectories throughout childhood ( P = 0.016). Conclusion Aggressive behaviour influences BMI from early childhood in girls but not boys. If this association is causal, childhood offers the opportunity for early behavioural intervention for obesity prevention.