[Serum lipid levels in children and teenagers from Concepción, Chile].
BACKGROUND
There is a relationship between serum lipid levels in children with those of adults. Preventive measures to reduce serum lipid levels should start in childhood.


OBJECTIVE
To study serum lipid levels in a representative sample of children and teenagers from Concepción, Chile.


METHODS
Serum total, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides were measured in 1,286 males and 816 females from 5 to 18 years old in the city of Concepción.


RESULTS
Mean total cholesterol levels were 159 +/- 30 and 162 +/- 31 mg/dl in males and females respectively. The figures for HDL cholesterol were 46 +/- 11 and 47 +/- 11 mg/dl, for LDL cholesterol were 94 +/- 27 and 96 +/- 29 mg/dl and for triglycerides were 80 +/- 35 and 87 +/- 38 mg/dl. Nine percent of males and 12% of females had a total cholesterol over 200 mg/dl. Likewise 10% of males and 11% of females had a LDL cholesterol over 130 mg/dl.


CONCLUSIONS
These numbers will help to plan and perform interventions in children, in order to prevent cardiovascular diseases.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002677:Chile; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011897:Random Allocation; D012737:Sex Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol