title: Serum lipid concentrations, prevalence of dyslipidemia, and percentage eligible for pharmacological treatment of Korean children and adolescents; data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV (2007-2009).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Dyslipidemia is one of the important modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Thus, to know the prevalence of dyslipidemia is the 1(st) step to make guidelines of screening and management plan. Although, American Academy of Pediatrics updated the guidelines for lipid in childhood, Asian study is rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors aimed to make a reference of each serum lipid level of Korean children and adolescents (2,363 subjects aged 10 to 18 years) from the data of Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV (2007-2009).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean serum concentrations for total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were 158 mg/dL, 90 mg/dL, 90 mg/dL, and 49 mg/dL, respectively. The 95th percentile values for TC, LDL-C, and TG were 203 mg/dL, 129 mg/dL, and 185 mg/dL, respectively. The 5th percentile value for HDL-C was 36 mg/dL. The prevalence of hypercholesterolemia, high LDL-C, high TG, and low HDL-C was 6.5%, 4.7%, 10.1%, and 7.1%, respectively. Considering the risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, smoking, and diabetes, approximately 0.41% of the subjects were potentially eligible for pharmacological treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This information may be useful in not only Korean but also Asian planning programs for the prevention of cardiovascular disease through lipid control from childhood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jin Soon
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Hong Kyu
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hae Sang
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hae Soon
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Eun Young
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung Sub
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids