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Factores de riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular en una población de escolares chilenos: I parte: lípidos séricos en 552 niños y adolescentes de 6-15 años

1990; Elsevier BV; Volume: 61; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4067/s0370-41061990000200001

0717-6228

Cristian Milos G, Víctor Casanueva E, Raúl Campos G, Ximena Cid C, Víctor Silva F, Waldo Rodríguez Y, Maria Soledad Rodríguez C,

Health and Lifestyle Studies

The distribution of serum cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol and triglycerides (TG), and the prevalence of risk-considered values were studied in school children from Concepción, Chile (6 to 15 years old; 326 boys, 226 girls). The mean TC levels were 146 mg/dl for boys and 154 mg/dl for girls but 9.1% of the sampled children had TC values between 175 and 190 mg/dl, and 10% were over 190 mg/dl. Mean LDL-C was 83 mg/dl in boys and 89 mg/dl in girls; 6% of samples showed values between 130 and 159 mg/dl, and 1.3% over 160 mg/dl. Mean HDL-C was 46 mg/dl for boys and 48 mg/dl for girls. The mean TG values were 80 mg/dl for boys and 93 mg/dl for girls.