title: Anthropometric and lipid parameters trends in school children: one decade of YUSAD Study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Athersclerosis is a multifactorial disease that begins in childhood. There are few reports regarding influence of risk factors on the atherosclerotic processes in early period of life and adolescence.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to present and analyze risk factor trends in school children over a 10-year period that were included and followed-up by the Yugoslav Study of Atherosclerosis Precursors in School Children (YUSAD Study).
  
  
  METHODS
  There were three examinations of selected population from 13 centres. The first examination was performed when children were 10 years of age (first group; N = 6381 participants), the second examination on the same population when they were 15 years of age (second group; N = 5017) and third when children were 19/20 years of age (third group; N = 1293). Evaluated parameters included: BMI, waist circumference (WaC) and lipid profile (total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglyceride).
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significant elevation of values (p < 0.001) of BMI, WaC and triglycerides and a significant decline (p < 0.001) of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in boys over 5 and 10-year period was noticed. There was a significant elevation (p < 0.001) of BMI, WaC and HDL values and a significant decline in LDL cholesterol values in girls over the 5 and 10-year period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results point out that girls between 10 and 19/20 years have a better lipid profile during growth. It should be stressed out that childhood and adolescence can be more beneficial in the observation of risk factor influences on pathological, genetic and clinical levels.
authors: University Children's Hospital, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors: Slavko
authors: S
authors: Simeunović
authors: Srećko
authors: S
authors: Nedeljković
authors: Zeljka
authors: Z
authors: Milincić
authors: Milija
authors: M
authors: Vukotić
authors: Ivana
authors: I
authors: Novaković
authors: Nada
authors: N
authors: Majkić-Singh
authors: Dejan
authors: D
authors: Nikolić
authors: Dijana
authors: D
authors: Risimić
authors: Dejan
authors: D
authors: Simeunović
authors: Ivana
authors: I
authors: Petronić
authors: Vladimir
authors: V
authors: Radlović
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D055105:Waist Circumference; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids