Skip Navigation



IJE Advance Access published online on December 22, 2005

International Journal of Epidemiology, doi:10.1093/ije/dyi281
This Article
Right arrow FREE Full Text (PDF) Freely available
Right arrow All Versions of this Article:
35/1/190    most recent
dyi281v1
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Hillier, T. A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Hillier, T. A.
Social Bookmarking
 Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2005; all rights reserved.
Accepted November 8, 2005

Original paper

Weight change and changes in the metabolic syndrome as the French population moves towards overweight: The D.E.S.I.R. Cohort

T. A. Hillier 1, A. Fagot-Campagna 2, E. Eschwège 3, S. Vol 4, M. Cailleau 4, B. Balkau 3 *, and the D.E.S.I.R. Study group 4

1 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U258, Villejuif, France; Université Paris Sud, IFR69, Villejuif, France; Center for Health Research Northwest/Hawaii, Kaiser Permanente, Portland, OR, USA
2 Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Département des Maladies Chroniques et Traumatismes (Programme Diabète), Saint Maurice Cedex, France
3 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U258, Villejuif, France; Université Paris Sud, IFR69, Villejuif, France
4 Institut inter Régional pour la Santé (IRSA), Étude D.E.S.I.R., Tours, France

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
B. Balkau, E-mail: balkau{at}vjf.inserm.fr


   Abstract

Background How weight change affects the metabolic syndrome (MS) and its parameters is unknown, particularly, in a leaner European population such as the French prospective D.E.S.I.R. cohort.

Methods In 3770 D.E.S.I.R. participants (sex ratio = 1) averaging 47.5 years (range 30-64), with measured weight and MS parameters at baseline (D0) and at 6 year follow-up (D6), we assessed this relationship across five weight-change classes, using stable weight as the referent group (-2 to +2 kg). We used analysis-of-covariance to assess changes in each MS parameter and logistic regression to assess incident MS, according to the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP). We also assessed weight-change effect on MS status between D0 and D6.

Results At D0, average weight was 68.4 kg (SD 12.3); BMI was 24.8 kg/m2 (SD 3.5). From D0-D6, the cohort gained a mean 2.1 kg (median 2.0; SD 4.4). After adjustment for age and D0 weight, there was a strong linear relationship with weight change and worsening of the following MS parameters at D6: fasting insulin, waist girth, fasting glucose, fasting triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (P < 0.0001). After age adjustment, for every kilogram gained over 6 years, risk of developing the NCEP Syndrome increased 22% (OR 1.22; 95% CI 1.18-1.25). NCEP-MS was incident in 3% of those with stable weight compared with 21% among those gaining >9 kg; 10% of those who lost >2 kg reverted to non-NCEP-MS.

Conclusions All continuous MS measures are linearly related to weight change, and MS can resolve with modest weight loss, underscoring the importance of maintaining lifelong normal weight.

Keywords: Metabolic syndrome; weight gain; weight change; insulin resistance.
Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
J. Epidemiol. Community HealthHome page
I Saito, M Konishi, H Iso, M Inoue, and S Tsugane
Impact of weight change on specific-cause mortality among middle-aged Japanese individuals
J Epidemiol Community Health, June 1, 2009; 63(6): 447 - 454.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Endocr. Rev.Home page
M.-A. Cornier, D. Dabelea, T. L. Hernandez, R. C. Lindstrom, A. J. Steig, N. R. Stob, R. E. Van Pelt, H. Wang, and R. H. Eckel
The Metabolic Syndrome
Endocr. Rev., December 1, 2008; 29(7): 777 - 822.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Diabetes CareHome page
B. Balkau, P. Picard, S. Vol, L. Fezeu, E. Eschwege, and for the DESIR Study Group
Consequences of Change in Waist Circumference on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Over 9 Years: Data from an Epidemiological Study on the Insulin Resistance Syndrome (DESIR)
Diabetes Care, July 1, 2007; 30(7): 1901 - 1903.
[Full Text] [PDF]



Disclaimer: Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.