High cardiovascular risk factors among obese children in an urban area of Japan

Summary The association between degree of obesity and cardiovascular and related metabolic risk factors were examined in 355 Japanese obese school children from 11 to 12 years old. The parameters evaluated were blood pressure, serum lipids, fasting blood glucose, and serum ALT and AST. ALT, AST and...

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Published in:Obesity research & clinical practice 2010-10, Vol.4 (4), p.e333-e337
Main Authors: Sato, Yuki, Warabisako, Emiko, Yokokawa, Hirohide, Harada, Shohei, Tsuda, Masahiko, Horikawa, Reiko, Kurokawa, Yoshihiko, Okada, Tomoo, Ishizuka, Noriko, Kobayashi, Yoko, Kishi, Mikiko, Takahashi, Tosei, Kasahara, Yoshiko, Imazeki, Nobuo, Senoo, Akira, Inoue, Shuji
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Language:English
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Internal Medicine
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Summary:Summary The association between degree of obesity and cardiovascular and related metabolic risk factors were examined in 355 Japanese obese school children from 11 to 12 years old. The parameters evaluated were blood pressure, serum lipids, fasting blood glucose, and serum ALT and AST. ALT, AST and triglycerides were more commonly evaluated in obese boys than in obese girls, while HDL-cholesterol was more commonly lowered in obese girls. Hypercholesterolemia was 2-fold, and abnormal liver functions were 3-fold more common in severely obese than in moderate obese children. Thus, cardiovascular and related metabolic risk factors are present in obesity in school-aged children, particularly in boys.
ISSN:1871-403X
DOI:10.1016/j.orcp.2010.08.004