title: Non-high-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels in Japanese Obese Boys with Metabolic Syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the relationship between the clustering of metabolic syndrome (MetS) components and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) levels in Japanese obese boys.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects were 58 obese boys aged 12.0±2.6 years, which were categorized into three subgroups: abdominal obesity, pre-MetS (abdominal obesity＋1 component), and MetS (abdominal obesity＋2 or more components).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixteen (27.6%) and 32 (55.2%) of the obese boys were diagnosed as pre-MetS and MetS, respectively. The mean non-HDL-C level in total subjects was 139.0±36.4 mg/dl and that in boys with abdominal obesity, pre-MetS, and MetS were 112.9±34.4, 135.4±37.9, and 149.0±32.6 mg/dl, respectively (p=0.0183, ANOVA).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Japanese obese boys with MetS exhibited elevated non-HDL-C levels, suggesting that they may have a higher risk for the development of atherosclerotic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Emiko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Tomoo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Yuriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Minako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kazama
authors.forename: Ryuta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yonezawa
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuromori
authors.forename: Fujihiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Mitsuhiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hara
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D056128:Obesity, Abdominal / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol