title: Hypercholesterolemia in children.
abstract: Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in Puerto Rico. Enough evidence exists to believe that coronary heart disease begins during the pediatric age. There has been and increased interest in recent years about the rationale for detection and treatment of hypercholesterolemia in children. Blood samples of 506 patients ages 3 to 17 were analyzed for plasma cholesterol level using the method RA-1000 Technicon. Measurement of cholesterol, blood pressure and Quetelex index were obtained during the sampling. Family history, and past history were also determined to compare the relationship between positive family history for coronary heart disease and cholesterol value. Based on these samples we concluded that 30% of the sampled population had high cholesterol values for age.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Central del Caribe, School of Medicine Attending Physician, University Hospital Dr. Ramón Ruiz Arnau, Department of Pediatrics, Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nieves
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000453:epidemiology