title: [Risk factors of cardiovascular disease in a Chilean school population: I: Blood lipids in 552 children and adolescents 6-15 years of age].
abstract: The distribution of serum cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol and triglycerides (TG), and the prevalence of risk-considered values were studied in school children from Concepción, Chile (6 to 15 years old; 326 boys, 226 girls). The mean TC levels were 146 mg/dl for boys and 154 mg/dl for girls but 9.1% of the sampled children had TC values between 175 and 190 mg/dl, and 10% were over 190 mg/dl. Mean LDL-C was 83 mg/dl in boys and 89 mg/dl in girls; 6% of samples showed values between 130 and 159 mg/dl, and 1.3% over 160 mg/dl. Mean HDL-C was 46 mg/dl for boys and 48 mg/dl for girls. The mean TG values were 80 mg/dl for boys and 93 mg/dl for girls.
authors: Departamento de Bioquímica Aplicada, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Concepción.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Milos
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Casanueva
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Campos
authors: X
authors: X
authors: Cid
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Silva
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Rodríguez
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: Factores de riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular en una población de escolares Chilenos: I parte: lípidos séricos en 552 niños y adolescentes de 6-15 años.