Lipid profile in overweight children and adolescents

Authors

  • Alessandra Teixeira Ramos Universidade Estadual da Paraíba; Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Epidemiológicas
  • Danielle Franklin de Carvalho Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Nathalia Costa Gonzaga Universidade Estadual da Paraíba; Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Epidemiológicas
  • Anajás da Silva Cardoso Universidade Estadual da Paraíba; Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Epidemiológicas
  • Juliana Andreia Fernandes Noronha Universidade Estadual da Paraíba; Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Epidemiológicas
  • Maria Aparecida Alves Cardoso Universidade Estadual da Paraíba; Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Epidemiológicas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.20030

Keywords:

obesity, overweight, dyslipidemias, cardiovascular disease

Abstract

BACKGROUND: to assess lipid profile alterations and associated factors in obese or overweight children and adolescent. METHODS: cross-sectional study developed from April to November 2009, including 217 overweight children and adolescents, from 2 to 18 years old, users of the public health system, Campina Grande-PB. nutritional status was classified, according to percentile, as: overweight (85e"bmi<95), obese (95e"bmi<97) and severe obesity (bmie"97). it was considered abnormal the following values: ldl-c e" 130mg/dl, hdl-c < 45 mg/dl and tg e" 130mg/dl. statistical analysis included variance analysis and chi-square tests adopting a confidence interval of 95%, using spss 17.0. RESULTS: the majority of the children and adolescents presented severe obesity (68,2%) which was higher in boys (pr = 3,7) and in children from two to nine years old (pr = 3,2). dyslipidemias were observed in 85,3% of the studied population, being more prevalent (88,9%) in children from two to five years old. the low hdl-c was the most frequent alteration (80,6%), and its value was significantly lower among those with severe obesity (p < 0,005). CONCLUSIONS: the high prevalence of dyslipidemia, observed since the pre-school age, reinforces the need to monitor the lipid profile, in the presence of obesity or overweight condition, independently of age.

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Published

2011-12-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2011)

Section

Original Research

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