7 páginas, 2 figuras, 1 tabla | [EN]Introduction: Obesity is well known to be related to the percentage of Total Body Water (TBW) and inflammation, but the relationship between TBW and inflammation remains still unconfirmed. Aim: To evaluate whether TBW is associated with inflammatory markers in obese children and adolescents. Material and methods: Thirty four obese children (7.0-10.9 yrs) and 49 obese adolescents (11.0-15.0 yrs) were recruited. Body mass index (BMI Z-score) and several serum biomarkers such as lipid profile, C-Reactive Protein (CRP), sE-selectin, sL-selectin, soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (s-ICAM-1) and soluble Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (s-VCAM-1) were determined. TBW was obtained by Bioelectrical measurements. Bilateral partial correlation test was used to analyze associations controlled by sex, age, and/or BMI Z-score. Results: A negative correlation was found between TBW and BMI Z-score in both children and adolescents (r -0.581,p < 0.001; r -0.368, p < 0.011, respectively) that remained in both sex, separately (r -0.540, p < 0.001; r -0.505, p < 0.001). In addition, TBW was also negatively correlated with CRP (r -0.438, p < 0.001) in both groups (r -0.560, p = 0.002; r -0.436, p = 0.007, respectively). When analyzed by sex, TBW was associated with CRP only in boys (r -0.588, p = 0.027; r -0.652, p = 0.005). TBW was negatively correlated with sE-selectin (r -0.236, p = 0.039) only in adolescents (r -0.320, p = 0.032). When analyzed by sex, TBW was associated with sE-selectin only in girls (r -0.432, p = 0.035). Conclusions: TBW may be considered as a marker not only of the hydration status, but also of the metabolic disorder in a low-grade inflammatory process such as obesity in children and adolescents. | [ES]:: Se conoce la relación de la obesidad con el porcentaje de agua corporal total (ACT) y con la inflamación,pero no se ha demostrado aún la posible asociación entre ACT y la inflamación. Objetivo: Evaluar si la ACT (como marcador de estado de hidratación) se asocia con marcadores de inflamación en niños y adolescentes obesos. | Peer reviewed

Artículo de publicación ISI | Introduction: aging and obesity cause changes in water exchange rate, which could affect the equilibrium time of deuterium oxide (21120). Objective: to assess the effect of overweight and obesity on the equilibrium time of the stable isotope deuterium in saliva samples of older adults. Methods: a sample of 18 women over 63 years with a body mass index (BMI) of 20.8 to 40.5 kg/m(2) were included. A basal saliva sample was took and immediately a dose of 30 g of (H2O)-H-2 was administered orally. Saliva samples at 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5 and 4 hours post-dose were taken. Deuterium in saliva samples were analyzed by Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy technique. Results: the average in equilibrium time (plateau) in women of normal BMI (18.5-24.9 kg/m(2)) was 3.6 +/- 0.2 hours, which was statistically different to those obtained in the group with overweight (25-29.9 kg/m(2)) and obese (>30 kg/m(2)) of 2.9 +/- 0.4 hours and 2.8 +/- 0.4 hours, respectively (p<0.05). The values of total body water and fat free mass calculated with the values of isotopic enrichment at 3.6 (plateau reached in the group with normal BMI) did not differ statistically from the values calculated to plateau at 2.9 and 2.8 hours in the overweight and obesity group, respectively (p>0.05). Conclusion: obesity had an effect on the equilibrium times; however, did not affect the calculation of total body water and body composition in this older women adult group. | Introducción: el envejecimiento y la obesidad producen cambios en la tasa de recambio de agua, lo que podría afectar al tiempo de equilibrio del óxido de deuterio (2 H2 O). Objetivo: se evaluó el efecto del sobrepeso y la obesidad sobre el tiempo de equilibrio del isótopo estable de deuterio en muestras de saliva de adultos mayores. Métodos: se incluyeron 18 mujeres entre 63 y 80 años con un índice de masa corporal (IMC) de 20,8 a 40,5 kg/m2 . Después de la toma de una muestra de saliva basal se administró una dosis vía oral de 30 g de 2 H2 O. Se tomaron muestras de saliva a las 2, 2,5, 3, 3,5 y 4 horas post-dosis, las cuales fueron analizadas mediante espectrometría infrarroja con transformada de Fourier. Resultados: el tiempo de equilibrio (plateau) promedio en las mujeres con un IMC normal (18,5-24,9 kg/m2 ) fue de 3,6 ± 0,2 horas, el cual fue diferente estadísticamente al obtenido en el grupo con sobrepeso (25-29,9 kg/m2 ) y obesidad (>30 kg/m2 ) de 2,9 ± 0,4 horas y 2,8 ± 0,4 horas, respectivamente (p<0,05). Los valores de agua corporal total y la masa corporal libre de grasa calculados con los valores de enriquecimiento isotópico a las 3,6 (plateau alcanzado en el grupo con IMC normal) no fueron diferentes estadísticamente a los valores calculados al plateau a las 2,9 y 2,8 horas en el grupo con sobrepeso y obesidad, respectivamente (p>0,05). Conclusión: se encontró un efecto de la obesidad sobre el tiempo de equilibrio; sin embargo, no afectó al cálculo del agua corporal total y a la composición corporal en este grupo etario.