PMID: 29077565Oct 28, 2017Paper

[Risk factors for atherosclerosis in obese children aged 6-12 years].

Developmental Period Medicine
Alicja KarneyMariusz Ołtarzewski

Abstract

Obesity in children causes metabolic and structural changes in blood vessels which lead to the development of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. The aim of the study was to assess the risk factors for atherosclerosis in obese children studied in the One-Day Hospitalization Department of the Institute of Mother and Child. The study included 75 children aged 6-12 years (36 boys, 39 girls) with aBMI>97th percentile. The control group consisted of 36 children aged 5-10 years (18 boys, 18 girls) with a BMI of 75-90. Analysis was conducted of family history regarding obesity, CVD, dyslipidemia. The children's examination consisted of: BMI, waist circumference, cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, and insulin. Both groups had their IMT (left and right) examined with ultrasound. In the study group 82.6% of the obese children had a positive family history of obesity and 72% of CVD and dyslipidemia. Regarding the children from the control group, 34.2% had a family history of obesity and 36.8 of CVD and dyslipidemia. The mean waist circumference in the obese children was 72.7 cm, while in the control group it was 59.9 (<0.001). The mean levels of lipids were higher in obese children (<0.001). The insulin level was almost twice ...Continue Reading

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