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Factores bioquímicos asociados a riesgo cardiovascular en niños y adolescentes
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Vázquez, Beatriz Y. Salazar Morán, Martha Rodríguez Romero, Fernando |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | SUMMARY Introduction: The term "metabolically obese but normal weight subjects" has been used to descri- be adults who have normal body weight but dis- play one or more symptoms of obesity related to morbidity. Objective: To determine the distribution of car- diovascular risk factors among children and ado- lescents with and without obesity. Material and methods: Cross-sectional study that compares 55 obese and 110 non-obese appa- rently healthy children and adolescents from 10 to 15 years old. Age and sex were matched cri- teria. Anthropometric variables and laboratory measurements were collected. Results: The cardiovascular risk factors identified were: high blood pressure (4.5 and 6.7 %) impaired fasting glucose (6.4 and 14.5 %), hypertri- glyceridemia (7.3 and 29.1 %), and low HDL- cholesterol levels (8.2 and 30.9 %) for the children and adolescents without and with obesity, respectively. Metabolic syndrome was identified only in the obesity group (14.5 %). Conclusions: A high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors was identified among children and adolescents, even in those who do not have obesity, which suggests that metabolically obese but normal weight individuals can be identified at an early age. |
| Starting Page | 299 |
| Ending Page | 303 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 43 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.medigraphic.com/pdfs/imss/im-2005/im054e.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
