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Papers by Cilius Fonvig

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, 2016

PloS one, 2016

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of overweight/obesity among parents of ch... more The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of overweight/obesity among parents of children entering childhood obesity treatment and to evaluate changes in the parents' weight statuses during their child's treatment. The study included parents of 1,125 children and adolescents aged 3-22 years, who were enrolled in a multidisciplinary childhood obesity treatment program. At baseline, weight and height of the parents were obtained by self-reported information and parental body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Weight and height of the children were measured in the clinic and BMI standard deviation scores were calculated. Furthermore, anthropometric data from parents of 664 children were obtained by telephone interview after a mean of 2.5 years of treatment (ranging 16 days to 7 years), and changes in parental BMI were analyzed. Data on changes in BMI were available in 606 mothers and 479 fathers. At baseline, the median BMI of the mothers was 28.1 kg/m2 (range: 16.9...

Free Radical Research, 2016

Urinary excretion of the RNA and DNA oxidation markers, 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine (8-oxoGuo) and... more Urinary excretion of the RNA and DNA oxidation markers, 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine (8-oxoGuo) and 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) in newly diagnosed adult type 2 diabetics are reported to be long-term predictors of mortality independent of conventional risk factors. In the current study, we investigated the relationships between urinary markers of nucleic acid oxidation concentrations and the degree of obesity and glucose metabolism in overweight compared to lean children. Forty-two (24 girls) overweight and 35 lean (19 girls) children and adolescents were recruited from the Registry of the Danish Childhood Obesity Biobank. Anthropometric measurements were collected at baseline and glucose metabolism was assessed by an oral glucose tolerance test. A urine sample was obtained during the test. Linear regression did not demonstrate any associations between the urinary markers and the degree of obesity or glucose metabolism in lean and obese children. However, sub-analyses adjusted for age, sex, and the degree of obesity showed positive associations between the 2 h glucose and the urinary markers, 8-oxoGuo (p = 0.02, r(2)= 0.63) and 8-oxodG (p = 0.046, r(2)= 0.48), and between the insulinogenic index and 8-oxoGuo (p = 0.03, r(2 )=( )0.60) in the 12 obese children exhibiting impaired glucose tolerance. Excretion of the urinary markers of nucleic acid oxidation and the degree of obesity or the glucose metabolism were not associated in this study. Nevertheless, obese children with impaired glucose tolerance seem to exhibiting an increased oxidative stress level, but due to the small sample size in this study, further investigations are required to elucidate this correlation.

Childhood obesity (Print), Jan 8, 2016

Childhood and adolescent obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. The pathogenesis of ... more Childhood and adolescent obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. The pathogenesis of obesity is complex and multifactorial, in which genetic and environmental contributions seem important. The gut microbiota is increasingly documented to be involved in the dysmetabolism associated with obesity. We conducted a systematic search for literature available before October 2015 in the PubMed and Scopus databases, focusing on the interplay between the gut microbiota, childhood obesity, and metabolism. The review discusses the potential role of the bacterial component of the human gut microbiota in childhood and adolescent-onset obesity, with a special focus on the factors involved in the early development of the gut bacterial ecosystem, and how modulation of this microbial community might serve as a basis for new therapeutic strategies in combating childhood obesity. A vast number of variables are influencing the gut microbial ecology (e.g., the host genetics, delivery method, d...

BMC pediatrics, 2015

Ectopic fat deposition in liver and skeletal muscle tissue is related to cardiovascular disease r... more Ectopic fat deposition in liver and skeletal muscle tissue is related to cardiovascular disease risk and is a common metabolic complication in obese children. We evaluated the hypotheses of ectopic fat in these organs could be diminished following 1 year of multidisciplinary care specialized in childhood obesity, and whether this reduction would associate with changes in other markers of metabolic function. This observational longitudinal study evaluated 40 overweight children and adolescents enrolled in a multidisciplinary treatment protocol at the Children's Obesity Clinic, Holbæk, Denmark. The participants were assessed by anthropometry, fasting blood samples (HbA1c, glucose, insulin, lipids, and biochemical variables of liver function), and liver and muscle fat content assessed by magnetic resonance spectroscopy at enrollment and following an average of 12.2 months of care. Univariate linear regression models adjusted for age, sex, treatment duration, baseline degree of obes...

BMC Medical Genetics, 2015

Childhood obesity is a highly heritable disorder, for which the underlying genetic architecture i... more Childhood obesity is a highly heritable disorder, for which the underlying genetic architecture is largely unknown. Four common variants involved in inflammatory-adipokine triggering (IL6 rs2069845, LEPR rs1137100, NAMPT rs3801266, and AMD1 rs2796749) have recently been associated with obesity and related traits in Indian children. The current study aimed to examine the effect of these variants on risk of childhood/juvenile onset obesity and on obesity-related quantitative traits in two Danish cohorts. Genotype information was obtained for 1461 young Caucasian men from the Genetics of Overweight Young Adults (GOYA) study (overweight/obese: 739 and normal weight: 722) and the Danish Childhood Obesity Biobank (TDCOB; overweight/obese: 1022 and normal weight: 650). Overweight/obesity was defined as having a body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg/m(2); among children and youths, this cut-off was defined using age and sex-specific cut-offs corresponding to an adult body mass index ≥25 kg/m(2). Risk of obesity was assessed using a logistic regression model whereas obesity-related quantitative measures were analyzed using a general linear model (based on z-scores) stratifying on the case status and adjusting for age and gender. Meta-analyses were performed using the fixed effects model. No statistically significant association with childhood/juvenile obesity was found for any of the four gene variants among the individual or combined analyses (rs2069845 OR: 0.94 CI: 0.85-1.04; rs1137100 OR: 1.01 CI: 0.90-1.14; rs3801266: 0.96 CI: 0.84-1.10; rs2796749 OR: 1.02 CI: 0.90-1.15; p &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; 0.05). However, among normal weight children and juvenile men, the LEPR rs1137100 A-allele significantly associated with lower BMI (β = -0.12, p = 0.0026). The IL6, LEPR, NAMPT, and AMD1 gene variants previously found to associate among Indian children did not associate with risk of obesity or obesity-related quantitative measures among Caucasian children and juvenile men from Denmark.

Objective: To compare the neonatal outcome in women who received a sedative and analgesic medicat... more Objective: To compare the neonatal outcome in women who received a sedative and analgesic medication during labor vs. women who did not. Methods: A consecutive sample of 5,196 nulliparous women not receiving medication and 411 nulliparous women receiving treatment with a combination of triazolam, codeine or morphine, terbutaline, and paracetamol (the medical cocktail) during prolonged latent phase of labor. Data on delivery, neonatal status, and transmission to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) were extracted from patient files. Main outcome measures were Apgar scores, umbilical artery pH, mode of delivery, and transmissions to NICU. Results: Women who received the medical cocktail had a lower frequency of vaginal delivery (P = 0.01) and a higher risk of cesarean section due to birth complications (P < .001). Vaginally delivered neonates after cocktail had a lower five-minute Apgar score (P = .002). There were no significant differences in umbilical artery pH or transmissions t...

Clinica Chimica Acta, 2015

Adiponectin is an abundant adipocyte-secreted hormone that modulates a number of metabolic proces... more Adiponectin is an abundant adipocyte-secreted hormone that modulates a number of metabolic processes and is correlated to various metabolic disorders. Pediatric reference levels are needed for the risk stratification and interpretation of individual serum adiponectin levels. A total of 1193 healthy, non-obese Danish schoolchildren (730 girls, 463 boys) aged 6-18years (median 11.9) were examined by trained medical staff. Total serum adiponectin concentrations in venous fasting blood samples were quantitated by a DuoSet® ELISA human Adiponectin/Acrp30 (R&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;D Systems) following optimization. In a generalized linear model adjusted for BMI SDS, total serum adiponectin concentrations were correlated to age in girls (p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;0.0001) and boys (p=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;0.0001) and for both sexes combined (p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;0.0001). No significant difference between sexes was found. Reference intervals were calculated using age as a continuous variable. The best fitted reference curve for both sexes was: 50th percentile: Y=-0.1478∗X+6.046; 2.5th percentile: Y=-0.06256∗X+2.34; 97.5th percentile: Y=-0.4086∗X+22.39, where Y=adiponectin in μg/mL and X=years of age (from 6 to 18years). We developed a pediatric reference levels for total serum adiponectin in a sample of 1193 Danish children and adolescents aged 6-18years. A correlation with age was demonstrated in children, but no significant difference was seen between the sexes.

Appetite, 2015

The results of a long-term chronic care obesity treatment program were evaluated in a large unsel... more The results of a long-term chronic care obesity treatment program were evaluated in a large unselected group of children harboring many diagnoses known to impair obesity treatment.

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Ugeskrift for laeger, Jan 18, 2014

Childhood and adolescent onset obesity has reached epidemical proportions worldwide. Recent evide... more Childhood and adolescent onset obesity has reached epidemical proportions worldwide. Recent evidence suggests that obesity is associated with phylogenetic changes in the gut microbiota, which could potentially reveal new avenues for obesity prevention and treatment. A vast number of variables are influencing the gut microbial ecology and though many are proposed, the exact physiological processes behind the relationship are yet to be revealed. This review is focusing on recent advances addressing the potential role of the human gut microbiota in childhood and adolescent onset obesity.

Clinical Obesity, 2012

The study aims to investigate the degree of hepatic steatosis and associations with the amount of... more The study aims to investigate the degree of hepatic steatosis and associations with the amount of abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), visceral adipose tissue (VAT), anthropometric data and biochemical measures of liver enzymes in children and youths included in obesity treatment. The study included 164 patients, aged 6-20 years, with a body mass index (BMI) above the 90th percentile for sex and age. Liver fat content was measured by magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). SAT and VAT were measured by magnetic resonance imaging. Hepatic steatosis was defined as liver fat content >5% (steatosis-5%) and 9% (steatosis-9%), respectively. Data on waist circumference (WC) and blood samples were available in 124 patients. Steatosis-5% and steatosis-9% were identified in 45% and 27% of the patients, respectively. These patients had increased SAT, VAT, BMI standard deviation score, WC/height ratio, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) levels. GGT, ALT and VAT were found to be independent risk factors of hepatic steatosis. In this study, a substantial proportion of obese children and youths have hepatic steatosis. Therefore, it is important to examine these subjects for the degree of fat in their liver. Future studies focusing on hepatic steatosis should consider the use of MRS in addition to blood samples.

Childhood obesity (Print), 2012

Background: Childhood obesity and related co-morbidities are increasing. this intervention study ... more Background: Childhood obesity and related co-morbidities are increasing. this intervention study assessed the associations between weight changes and lipidemia in obese children and adolescents.