title: Dyslipidemia Screening of 9- to 11-Year-Olds at Well-Child Visits by Utah Pediatricians.
abstract: In 2011, an expert National Institutes of Health panel published the "Integrated Guidelines for CV Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents," which recommended screening all children aged 9 to 11 years for dyslipidemia. It is unknown if this guideline is being followed. We surveyed members of the Utah chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics to determine whether they performed universal lipid screening at well-child visits (WCV) on their patients at 9,10, or 11 years and how comfortable they were with evaluating and/or managing children with dyslipidemia. Of the 118 respondents who practiced primary care, only 18 (15%) screened all children at WCV; 86 (73%) tested "some," most commonly children who were obese or had a positive family history. 18% were unfamiliar with the guidelines; 28% were familiar with the guidelines but felt they were "inappropriate;" 98 (84%) of the respondents said they were "very or somewhat comfortable" evaluating children with dyslipidemia.
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stipelman
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
authors.forename: Paul C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Young
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
authors.forename: Joni
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hemond
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
authors.forename: Laura L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
authors.forename: Nicole L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Mihalopoulos
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009819:Office Visits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000072143:Pediatricians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014589:Utah
keywords: dyslipidemia; screening