PMID- 28929119 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180524 LR - 20231112 IS - 2314-6753 (Electronic) IS - 2314-6745 (Print) VI - 2017 DP - 2017 TI - Liver Biomarkers and Lipid Profiles in Mexican and Mexican-American 10- to 14-Year-Old Adolescents at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes. PG - 4262536 LID - 10.1155/2017/4262536 [doi] LID - 4262536 AB - Liver enzymes alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) are markers for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); alkaline phosphatase is a marker of liver disease. Mexican-American adolescents are disproportionately affected by T2DM, while in Mexico its prevalence is emerging. We assessed liver biomarkers and lipid profiles among Mexican and Mexican-American adolescents 10-14 years old with high/low risk of T2DM through a cross-sectional, descriptive study (Texas n = 144; Mexico n = 149). We included family medical histories, anthropometry, and blood pressure. Obesity was present in one-third of subjects in both sites. ALT (UL) was higher (p < 0.001) in high-risk adolescents (23.5 +/- 19.5 versus 17.2 +/- 13.4 for males, 19.7 +/- 11.6 versus 15.1 +/- 5.5 for females), in Toluca and in Texas (26.0 +/- 14.7 versus 20.0 +/- 13.2 for males, 18.2 +/- 13.4 versus 14.6 +/- 10.1 for females), as well as GGT (UL) (p < 0.001) (18.7 +/- 11.1 versus 12.4 +/- 2.3 for males, 13.6 +/- 5.8 versus 11.5 +/- 3.9 for Mexican females; 21.0 +/- 6.8 versus 15.4 +/- 5.5 for males, 14.3 +/- 5.0 versus 13.8 +/- 5.3 for females in Texas). We found no differences by sex or BMI. Total cholesterol and HDL were higher among Mexican-Americans (p < 0.001). In conclusion, multiple risk factors were present in the sample. We found differences by gender and between high and low risk for T2DM adolescents in all liver enzymes in both sites. FAU - Fernandez-Gaxiola, Ana Cecilia AU - Fernandez-Gaxiola AC AD - Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Paseo Tollocan Esq. Jesus Carranza. Col. Moderna de la Cruz, 50180 Toluca, MEX, Mexico. FAU - Valdes-Ramos, Roxana AU - Valdes-Ramos R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0093-886X AD - Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Paseo Tollocan Esq. Jesus Carranza. Col. Moderna de la Cruz, 50180 Toluca, MEX, Mexico. FAU - Fulda, Kimberly G AU - Fulda KG AD - Department of Family Medicine, Texas Prevention Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA. FAU - Lopez, Ana Laura Guadarrama AU - Lopez ALG AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0294-2515 AD - Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Paseo Tollocan Esq. Jesus Carranza. Col. Moderna de la Cruz, 50180 Toluca, MEX, Mexico. FAU - Martinez-Carrillo, Beatriz E AU - Martinez-Carrillo BE AD - Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Paseo Tollocan Esq. Jesus Carranza. Col. Moderna de la Cruz, 50180 Toluca, MEX, Mexico. FAU - Franks, Susan F AU - Franks SF AD - Department of Family Medicine, Texas Prevention Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA. FAU - Fernando, Shane AU - Fernando S AD - Department of Pediatrics, Texas Prevention Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170726 PL - England TA - J Diabetes Res JT - Journal of diabetes research JID - 101605237 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Lipids) RN - EC 2.3.2.2 (gamma-Glutamyltransferase) RN - EC 2.6.1.2 (Alanine Transaminase) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Alanine Transaminase/*blood MH - Biomarkers/blood MH - Child MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood/*diagnosis MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Lipids/*blood MH - Liver/*enzymology MH - Male MH - Mexican Americans MH - Mexico MH - Risk Factors MH - United States MH - gamma-Glutamyltransferase/*blood PMC - PMC5592011 EDAT- 2017/09/21 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/25 06:00 PMCR- 2017/07/26 CRDT- 2017/09/21 06:00 PHST- 2017/03/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/07/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/09/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/09/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/07/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2017/4262536 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Diabetes Res. 2017;2017:4262536. doi: 10.1155/2017/4262536. Epub 2017 Jul 26.