Dyslipidemia and reference values for fasting plasma lipid concentrations in Danish/North-European White children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dyslipidemia is reported in 27 - 43% of children and adolescents with overweight/obesity and tracks into adulthood, increasing the risk of cardiovascular morbidity. Cut-off values for fasting plasma lipid concentrations are typically set at fixed levels throughout childhood. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to generate fasting plasma lipid references for a Danish/North-European White population-based cohort of children and adolescents, and investigate the prevalence of dyslipidemia in this cohort as well as in a cohort with overweight/obesity.

Methods

A population-based cohort of 2141 (1275 girls) children and adolescents aged 6 - 19 (median 11.5) years was recruited from 11 municipalities in Denmark. Additionally, a cohort of children and adolescen

SUBMITTER: Nielsen TRH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5410076 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature