Abstract:Objective To explore the relevance between serum polipoprotein A5 (Apo A5), sirtuin 4 (SIRT4) levels and glycolipid metabolism, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in children with different degrees of obesity. Methods A total of 102 obese children aged 10-12 who were admitted to Xinxiang Central Hospital were selected, and they were divided into mild obesity group (n = 51), moderate obesity group (n = 28) and severe obesity group (n = 23) according to the body mass index (BMI), and 50 healthy children were randomly selected as control group at the same time. The clinical data of each group was collected, and the influencing factors of BMI in obese children and the relationship of serum Apo A5, SIRT4 with glycolipid metabolism, insulin resistance and BMI in obese children were analyzed. Results The BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference, triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL), fasting insulin (FINS), insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) of obese children were higher than those of the control group, and the levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL), Apo A5 and SIRT4 were lower than those of the control group (P < 0.05). The BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference, TG, TC, LDL, FINS and HOMA-IR in the severe obesity group and moderate obesity group were higher than that in the mild obesity group (P < 0.05), and the severe obesity group were higher than that in the moderate obesity group (P < 0.05). The HDL, Apo A5, SIRT4 in the severe obesity group and moderate obesity group were lower than that in the mild obesity child (P < 0.05), and the severe obesity group were lower than that in the moderate obesity group (P < 0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that waist circumference, hip circumference, TG, TC, LDL, FINS and HOMA-IR were risk factors for BMI in children (P < 0.05), and HDL, Apo A5 and SIRT4 were protective factors for BMI in children (P < 0.05). Serum Apo A5 and SIRT5 were negatively associated with BMI, FINS, TG, TC, LDL and HOMA-IR (P < 0.05), and positively associated with HDL (P < 0.05). Conclusions The downregulation of serum Apo A5 and SIRT4 is closely related to obese children. Early detection can reflect the degree of obese children, disorder of glycolipid metabolism and insulin resistance, so as to provide guidance for formulating intervention measures to improve the prognosis of obese children.