10-Year Trends in Serum Lipid Levels and Dyslipidemia Among Children and Adolescents From Several Schools in Beijing, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Serum lipid trends in children and adolescents are predictors of the future prevalence of cardiovascular disease in adults.

Methods

Data were obtained from cross-sectional studies conducted in 2004 and 2014. A total of 3249 children aged 6-18 years were included in the present study; serum total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and triglycerides (TG) were measured.

Results

Overall, upward trends in mean TC, non-HDL-C, and LDL-C levels, and in geometric mean TG levels, were observed (all P < 0.001). Mean HDL-C levels significantly decreased between 2004 and 2014 (from 1.54 mmol/L to 1.47 mmol/L; P < 0.001). The prevalence of abnormal levels of serum lipids, with the exception of the

SUBMITTER: Ding W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5121432 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature