%0 Journal Article
%T Associations between aggressive behaviour scores and cardiovascular risk factors in childhood
%J Pediatric obesity
%D 2012
%A Louise, S.
%A Warrington, N. M.
%A McCaskie, P. A.
%A Oddy, W. H.
%A Zubrick, Stephen R.
%A Hands, B.
%A Mori, T. A.
%A Briollais, L.
%A Silburn, S.
%A Palmer, L. J.
%A Mattes, E.
%A Beilin, L. J.
%V 7
%N 4
%P 319-328
%X 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 Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study (n = 2900). Aggressive behaviour scores were derived from the Child Behavior Checklist/4-18(CBCL), Youth Self-Report/11-18 (YSR) and Teacher Report Form/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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 2047-6302
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00047.x