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Obesity is significantly associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors in 2- to 9-year-olds.

Abstract
The objective of this analysis was to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors in ethnically diverse young children. A retrospective medical chart review identified overweight/obese 2- to 9-year-old children (N=147) from a local pediatric clinic who were matched (for age, sex, and ethnicity) with normal weight patients from the 2005-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (N=294). Comparisons of mean systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure, total, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol were conducted. Results showed that compared with the population-based normal-weight sample, the local overweight/obese sample was significantly more likely to have diastolic prehypertension (15% vs. 75%, P<.0001), systolic prehypertension (10% vs. 43%, P<.0001), and the lowest quintile of HDL cholesterol (19% vs. 34%, P=.003). At this young age, excess weight is significantly associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors. These results suggest that overweight/obese children in this age group should be monitored closely to prevent potential chronic disease risk.
AuthorsSarah E Messiah, Denise C Vidot, Shilpa Gurnurkar, Reem Alhezayen, Ruby A Natale, Kristopher L Arheart
JournalJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) (J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)) Vol. 16 Issue 12 Pg. 889-94 (Dec 2014) ISSN: 1751-7176 [Electronic] United States
PMID25307314 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Chemical References
  • Cholesterol, HDL
  • Cholesterol
Topics
  • Blood Pressure
  • Body Mass Index
  • Body Weight
  • Cardiovascular Diseases (epidemiology, etiology)
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cholesterol (blood)
  • Cholesterol, HDL (blood)
  • Female
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Obesity (complications)
  • Overweight (complications)
  • Prevalence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors

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