title: Cholesterol levels in children: to screen or not to screen.
abstract: Universal screening and targeted screening are the two approaches used in pediatric practice to identify children with elevated cholesterol levels. This study reports total cholesterol levels in 415 2-year-old children and the relationship of these results to risk factors. Based on these data, universal screening for total cholesterol (TC) does not appear to be necessary. Targeted screening for TC may be the more practical method for identifying children with dangerously high TC elevations.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Nursing, College Park, USA.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Purcell
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Parks
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol