[Risk factors for dislypidemia in obese children and adolescents].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the risk of dislypidemia associated with obesity in children and adolescents.


METHODS
A cross sectional study was conducted with 62 obese children (BMI > 95 centile and tricipital skinfold thickness > 90 centile) and 70 non-obese children (BMI 5-85 centile) ages 5-15 years, without chronic diseases. Subjects' characteristics and family background of chronic diseases were collected and a lipid profile was determined. The risk of lipid alterations in the obese children was calculated using odds ratio (OR) and multivariate analysis.


RESULTS
Mean age was 9.8 +/- 2.7 years in both groups; 63 girls and 69 boys were included. Obesity was associated with abnormal values for cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, HDL and dislypidemia (> 1 abnormal value) (OR 4.47-15.0). In obese children and adolescents the multivariate analysis showed that female gender was associated with dislypidemia.


CONCLUSIONS
Obesity in children and adolescents is associated with high risk of dislypidemia; the risk is higher among females.
Romero-Velarde
Enrique
E
Instituto de Nutrición Humana, Departamento de Reproduccion Humana, Crecimiento y Desarrollo Infantil. erv205@hotmail.com
Campollo-Rivas
Octavio
O
Celis de la Rosa
Alfredo
A
Vásquez-Garibay
Edgar M
EM
Castro-Hernández
Juan Francisco
JF
Cruz-Osorio
Rosa M
RM
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors