OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the nutritional status and lipid profile of young children from an urban Brazilian region. METHODS: Cross-sectional study involving a representative sample of 472 children aged 5-8 years from Jundiai city. The nutritional status was assessed by the body mass index for age. Total cholesterol and fractions (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol) and triglycerides concentrations were determined by automated enzymatic methods. The results were analyzed by the student t-test and Fisher exact test. RESULTS: Overweight/obesity was observed in 22% of the children and thinness in 3.2%. Girls presented a higher prevalence of overweight/obesity (24.0%) and lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (22.8%) compared with boys (19.7% and 10.6%), respectively (p < 0.001). The prevalence of children with elevated and borderline total cholesterol was 32.8% and 26.7%, respectively, although 82.8% had desirable levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of overweight/obesity and dyslipidaemia observed in these children is a matter of concern considering the age group evaluated.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the nutritional status and lipid profile of young children from an urban Brazilian region. METHODS: Cross-sectional study involving a representative sample of 472 children aged 5-8 years from Jundiai city. The nutritional status was assessed by the body mass index for age. Total cholesterol and fractions (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol) and triglycerides concentrations were determined by automated enzymatic methods. The results were analyzed by the student t-test and Fisher exact test. RESULTS:Overweight/obesity was observed in 22% of the children and thinness in 3.2%. Girls presented a higher prevalence of overweight/obesity (24.0%) and lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (22.8%) compared with boys (19.7% and 10.6%), respectively (p < 0.001). The prevalence of children with elevated and borderline total cholesterol was 32.8% and 26.7%, respectively, although 82.8% had desirable levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of overweight/obesity and dyslipidaemia observed in these children is a matter of concern considering the age group evaluated.
Authors: Thays C R Rodrigues; Camila de Oliveira Vaz; Eliana C M Miranda; Marcos Pereira; Sabrina da Silva Saraiva; Joyce Maria Annichino-Bizzacchi; Bruna de Moraes Mazetto; Fernanda A Orsi Journal: J Thromb Thrombolysis Date: 2021-08-21 Impact factor: 2.300