Prevalence and socioeconomic differences of risk factors of cardiovascular disease in Ecuadorian adolescents

Summary Purpose The aim of this paper is to report the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and socioeconomic differences in school‐going Ecuadorian adolescents. Methods A cross‐sectional study was performed from January 2008 until April 2009 in 770 adolescents aged 10 to 16 years old, who atte...

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Published in:Pediatric obesity 2012-08, Vol.7 (4), p.274-283
Main Authors: Ochoa-Avilés, A., Andrade, S., Huynh, T., Verstraeten, R., Lachat, C., Rojas, R., Donoso, S., Manuel-y-Keenoy, B., Kolsteren, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age Factors
Biomarkers - blood
Blood Glucose - analysis
Blood Pressure
Body Height
Body Weight
Cardiovascular Diseases - blood
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology
Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
dyslipidemia
Dyslipidemias - blood
Dyslipidemias - diagnosis
Dyslipidemias - epidemiology
Dyslipidemias - physiopathology
Ecuador - epidemiology
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Lipids - blood
Logistic Models
Male
Obesity, Abdominal - blood
Obesity, Abdominal - diagnosis
Obesity, Abdominal - epidemiology
Obesity, Abdominal - physiopathology
Odds Ratio
overweight
Overweight - blood
Overweight - diagnosis
Overweight - epidemiology
Overweight - physiopathology
Prevalence
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Rural Health
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Urban Health
Waist Circumference
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Summary:Summary Purpose The aim of this paper is to report the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and socioeconomic differences in school‐going Ecuadorian adolescents. Methods A cross‐sectional study was performed from January 2008 until April 2009 in 770 adolescents aged 10 to 16 years old, who attend secondary schools in an urban (Cuenca), and rural area (Nabón) in Ecuador. Data collected for the overall sample included anthropometric variables (weight, height and waist circumference), blood pressure and socio‐demographic characteristics. Fasting blood glucose and lipid profile determinations were collected in a subsample of 334 adolescents. Results The most prevalent cardiovascular risk factors were dyslipidemia (34.2%), abdominal obesity (19.7%) and overweight (18.0%). The prevalence of the remaining cardiovascular risk factors were high levels of blood pressure (6.2%) and obesity (2.1%). Boys were 3.3 times (P 
ISSN:2047-6302
2047-6310
DOI:10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00061.x