[Correlation between serum homocysteine levels and selected atherosclerosis risk factors in children and adolescents with simple obesity].
Homocysteine is known as an independent risk factor of atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was assessment of serum homocysteine concentrations in obese children and evaluation of possible relationship between homocysteine and risk factors of atherosclerosis. 498 children with simple obesity were included into our study. There was a significant correlation between serum homocysteine levels and both traditional and new risk factors of atherosclerosis. The issues confirm a necessity of evaluation serum homocysteine levels of obese children in estimation of cardiovascular disease risk.
Garanty-Bogacka
Barbara
B
Samodzielna Pracownia Propedeutyki Chorób, Dzieci Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie.
Syrenicz
Małgorzata
M
Szołomicka-Kurzawa
Paula
P
Gebala
Aneta
A
Goral
Joanna
J
Krupa
Beata
B
D000293:Adolescent; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000097:blood; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D006710:Homocysteine / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000097:blood / Q000196:embryology / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood
D015415:Biomarkers; D006710:Homocysteine; D005492:Folic Acid; D014805:Vitamin B 12