Beyond LDL cholesterol: remnant cholesterol is associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent evidence from both randomized controlled trials and cohort studies in adults suggests that plasma remnant cholesterol (RC) levels predict cardiovascular disease. In children, studies are scarce, although high levels of RC might represent a marker of early atherosclerotic damage. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the cardiometabolic risk associated with RC, which extends beyond low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) in children.

Methods

Cardiometabolic risk factors (plasma insulin levels, homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance, mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), waist circumference (WC), and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)) were examined in 3417 Spanish schoolchildren aged 8-11 years. The children were categorized into four subgro

SUBMITTER: Torres-Costoso A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11752687 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature