title: [The Fuenlabrada study: lipids and lipoproteins in children and adolescents].
abstract: We studied in 2,153 children of both sexes from birth until 18 years of age, in Fuenlabrada, Madrid, the following parameters: the height, weight, tricipital and subscapular skinfolds, blood pressure, lipids, lipoproteins, glycemia, uric acid and smoking habits. We obtained the next mean values: Total cholesterol (TC), 166 +/- 36 mg/dl; triglycerides, 63 +/- 39 mg/dl; HDL-C, 53 +/- 13 mg/dl; LDL-C, 102 +/- 34 mg/dl; VLDL-C, 13 +/- 6 mg/dl. TC, HDL-C and LDL-C levels did not present any significant differences with respect to sex until 12 years of age. But they were significantly higher in girls than in boys in adolescence. In contrast, TG and VLDL-C levels were higher in girls than in boys until 12 years of age, they did not present any difference in adolescence. The significant change of the lipoproteinic pattern in adolescence is connected with the hormonal distribution that is produced in puberty.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Niño Jesús, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: López Martínez
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Plaza Pérez
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Muñoz Calvo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Madero Medrano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Otero de Becerra
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hidalgo Vicario
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baeza Mínguez
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ceñal González-Fierro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cobaleda Rodrigo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Parra Martínez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D012907:Smoking; D013030:Spain; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D008055:Lipids; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D014527:Uric Acid
vernacular_title: Estudio de Fuenlabrada: lípidos y lipoproteínas en niños y adolescentes.