title: Sociodemographic, anthropometric and dietary determinants of dyslipidemia in preschoolers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the determinants of dyslipidemia in preschoolers.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 227 preschoolers residing in an urban area of the city of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil were evaluated at age 5 years, using a cross-sectional design. Dietary intake from a food frequency questionnaire, anthropometric/biochemical parameters, and socioeconomic/behavioral information from a questionnaire were evaluated. 'Mixed diet', 'snack', and 'unhealthy' dietary patterns were identified using principal component analysis. The determinants of dyslipidemia were examined using Poisson regression analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of dyslipidemia in this study was 65.19%. Preschoolers who less frequently consumed foods in the 'mixed diet' dietary pattern had a higher risk of high concentrations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (PR=2.30; p=0.004) when compared with those with more frequent consumption of the 'mixed diet' dietary pattern. Preschoolers whose mothers had lower levels of education presented a lower risk of high concentrations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (PR=0.43; p=0.003), and preschoolers who were overweight/obese presented with greater risk of high concentrations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (PR=2.23; p=0.003).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The determinants of dyslipidemia identified in this study were less frequent consumption of foods in the 'mixed diet' dietary pattern, higher body mass index, and lower level of maternal education. This study shows that despite the young age of the group under study, they already present a high prevalence of dyslipidemia, which is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Doctor. Departamento de Nutrição, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: lunerinobre@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Luciana N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Nobre
authors.forename: Joel A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lamounier
authors.forename: Sylvia do C C
authors.initials: Sdo C
authors.lastname: Franceschini
mesh_terms: D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol
keywords: Body mass index; Comportamento alimentar; Feeding behavior; Hipercolesterolemia; Hypercholesterolemia; Índice de massa corporal