Lipid peroxidation in pubescent adolescents

To assess lipid peroxidation in pubescent adolescents with excess weight and the presence or absence of insulin resistance. This was a descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study carried out in 80 adolescents aged between 12 and 15 years. Lipid profile, oxidized LDL, 8-Isoprostane and LDL o...

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Published in:Revista de salud pública (Bogotá, Colombia) Colombia), 2018-09, Vol.20 (5), p.623-628
Main Authors: Acosta-García, Edgar, Carias, Diamela, Páez, María, Naddaf, Gloria, Domínguez, Zury
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Language:Spanish
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Summary:To assess lipid peroxidation in pubescent adolescents with excess weight and the presence or absence of insulin resistance. This was a descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study carried out in 80 adolescents aged between 12 and 15 years. Lipid profile, oxidized LDL, 8-Isoprostane and LDL oxidation rates were estimated. BMI was determined and waist circumference was measured. Overweight and insulin resistance adolescents showed a oxidized LDL, 8-iso-prostane and oxidized LDL-C/HDL ratio higher than those who were overweight without insulin resistance and that the control group (p
ISSN:0124-0064
DOI:10.15446/rsap.V20n5.63476