title: Cardiovascular risk factors encountered during medical examination in athletic children.
abstract: Cardiovascular risk factors can predispose to cardiovascular disease in adults or lead to cardiovascular events while practicing sports. The objectives of this study were: 1) to estimate the distribution of individual cardiovascular risk factors; 2) to establish a relationship between cardiovascular risk factors in parents or grandparents and the children's clinical condition. This was a retrospective study to assess overweight, obesity and hypertension in 1021 child athletes. The family history of obesity, type 2 diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and stroke was studied. Out of the studied children, 22.1% (n= 226) were obese and 2.1% (n= 21) had hypertension. Obesity was the most common family risk factor (30%).
authors.forename: Adela C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cis Spoturno
authors.forename: María T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Paz-Sauquillo
authors.forename: Matilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: López-Zea
authors.forename: Eduardo A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Fernández-Rostello
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010290:Parents; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013177:Sports