Valérie Julian1,2, Peter Bergsten3,4,5, Gael Ennequin6, Anders Forslund4,5, Hakan Ahlstrom7,8, Iris Ciba4,5, Marie Dahlbom4,5, Dieter Furthner9,10, Julian Gomahr11,10, Joel Kullberg7,8, Katharina Maruszczak11,10, Katharina Morwald11,10, Roger Olsson5, Thomas Pixner9,10, Anna Schneider11,10, Bruno Pereira12, Suzanne Ring-Dimitriou13, David Thivel6, Daniel Weghuber11,10. 1. Department of Sport Medicine and Functional Explorations, Human Nutrition Research Center (CRNH), University Teaching Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Diet and Musculoskeletal Health Team, INRA, University of Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, Europe, France. vjulian@chu-clermontferrand.fr. 2. Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. vjulian@chu-clermontferrand.fr. 3. Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. 4. Children Obesity Clinic, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. 5. Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. 6. Laboratory of Metabolic Adaptations to Exercise Under Physiological and Pathological Conditions (AME2P), University of Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France. 7. Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. 8. Antaros Medical AB, BioVenture Hub, 431 53, Mölndal, Sweden. 9. Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Salzkammergut-Klinikum, Vöcklabruck, Austria. 10. Obesity Research Unit, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. 11. Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. 12. Department of Biostatistics, University Teaching Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France. 13. Department of Sport Science and Kinesiology, Paris Lodron University, Salzburg, Austria.
Abstract
To compare patterns of sedentary (SED) time (more sedentary, SED + vs less sedentary, SED-), moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) time (more active, MVPA + vs less active, MVPA-), and combinations of behaviors (SED-/MVPA + , SED-/MVPA-, SED + /MVPA + , SED + /MVPA-) regarding nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD) markers. This cross-sectional study included 134 subjects (13.4 ± 2.2 years, body mass index (BMI) 98.9 ± 0.7 percentile, 48.5% females) who underwent 24-h/7-day accelerometry, anthropometric, and biochemical markers (alanine aminotransferase (ALT) as first criterion, and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), AST/ALT ratio as secondary criteria). A subgroup of 39 patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging-liver fat content (MRI-LFC). Hepatic health was better in SED- (lower ALT, GGT, and MRI-LFC (p < 0.05), higher AST/ALT (p < 0.01)) vs SED + and in MVPA + (lower ALT (p < 0.05), higher AST/ALT (p < 0.01)) vs MVPA- groups after adjustment for age, gender, and Tanner stages. SED-/MVPA + group had the best hepatic health. SED-/MVPA- group had lower ALT and GGT and higher AST/ALT (p < 0.05) in comparison with SED + /MVPA + group independently of BMI. SED time was positively associated with biochemical (high ALT, low AST/ALT ratio) and imaging (high MRI-LFC) markers independently of MVPA. MVPA time was associated with biochemical markers (low ALT, high AST/ALT) but these associations were no longer significant after adjustment for SED time. CONCLUSION: Lower SED time is associated with better hepatic health independently of MVPA. Reducing SED time might be a first step in the management of pediatric obesity NAFLD when increasing MVPA is not possible. WHAT IS KNOWN: • MVPA and SED times are associated with cardiometabolic risks in youths with obesity. • The relationships between NAFLD markers and concomitant MVPA and SED times have not been studied in this population. WHAT IS NEW: • Low SED time is associated with healthier liver enzyme profiles and LFC independent of MVPA. • While low SED/high MVPA is the more desirable pattern, low SED/low MVPA pattern would have healthier liver enzyme profile compared with high MVPA/high SED, independent of BMI, suggesting that reducing SED time irrespective of MVPA is needed to optimize liver health.
To compare patterns of sedentary (SED) time (more sedentary, SED + vs less sedentary, SED-), moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) time (more active, MVPA + vs less active, MVPA-), and combinations of behaviors (SED-/MVPA + , SED-/MVPA-, SED + /MVPA + , SED + /MVPA-) regarding nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD) markers. This cross-sectional study included 134 subjects (13.4 ± 2.2 years, body mass index (BMI) 98.9 ± 0.7 percentile, 48.5% females) who underwent 24-h/7-day accelerometry, anthropometric, and biochemical markers (alanine aminotransferase (ALT) as first criterion, and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), AST/ALT ratio as secondary criteria). A subgroup of 39 patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging-liver fat content (MRI-LFC). Hepatic health was better in SED- (lower ALT, GGT, and MRI-LFC (p < 0.05), higher AST/ALT (p < 0.01)) vs SED + and in MVPA + (lower ALT (p < 0.05), higher AST/ALT (p < 0.01)) vs MVPA- groups after adjustment for age, gender, and Tanner stages. SED-/MVPA + group had the best hepatic health. SED-/MVPA- group had lower ALT and GGT and higher AST/ALT (p < 0.05) in comparison with SED + /MVPA + group independently of BMI. SED time was positively associated with biochemical (high ALT, low AST/ALT ratio) and imaging (high MRI-LFC) markers independently of MVPA. MVPA time was associated with biochemical markers (low ALT, high AST/ALT) but these associations were no longer significant after adjustment for SED time. CONCLUSION: Lower SED time is associated with better hepatic health independently of MVPA. Reducing SED time might be a first step in the management of pediatric obesity NAFLD when increasing MVPA is not possible. WHAT IS KNOWN: • MVPA and SED times are associated with cardiometabolic risks in youths with obesity. • The relationships between NAFLD markers and concomitant MVPA and SED times have not been studied in this population. WHAT IS NEW: • Low SED time is associated with healthier liver enzyme profiles and LFC independent of MVPA. • While low SED/high MVPA is the more desirable pattern, low SED/low MVPA pattern would have healthier liver enzyme profile compared with high MVPA/high SED, independent of BMI, suggesting that reducing SED time irrespective of MVPA is needed to optimize liver health.
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