[Serum insulin and lipids in high school adolescents in Guadalajara, Mexico].
OBJECTIVE
To determine the serum concentration of insulin and lipids among high school students, according to age, sex, and socioeconomic level.


METHODS
A cross-sectional study was carried out between October 1998 and March 1999 among 352 high school students aged 14-19 years in Guadalajara, Mexico. Insulin, total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) levels were measured. Student's t test, chi-squared tests, and ANOVA, were used to compare mean measurements and proportions.


RESULTS
Mean values were obtained for insulin (54 +/- 30 pmol/l); triglycerides (101 +/- 36 mg/dl); total cholesterol (157 +/- 27 mg/dl); LDL (95 +/- 26 mg/dl), and HDL (44 +/- 9 mg/dl).


CONCLUSIONS
Total cholesterol, LDL, and HDL levels were higher among females. Hol levels were lower in low socioeconomic level. Insulin levels were higher among younger subjects.
D000293:Adolescent; D000295:Adolescent Medicine; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D012574:Schools
D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D008055:Lipids