Evaluation of cardiovascular risk in school children

Atherosclerosis is a pathological condition that begins in early childhood, but clinically the disease manifests in older age. The aim of work was to determine frequency of atherosclerosis risk factors in healthy school children. Cross-sectional study included 214 children in mean age 10,99+/-2,52 y...

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Published in:Biomolecules & biomedicine 2009-08, Vol.9 (3), p.182-186
Main Authors: Sporisević, Lutvo, Krzelj, Vjekoslav, Bajraktarević, Adnan, Jahić, Elmedina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Bosnia and Herzegovina - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control
cardiovascular risk
Child
Croatia - epidemiology
evaluation
factors
Feeding Behavior
Female
Humans
Life Style
Lipids - blood
Male
Motor Activity
Risk Factors
Risk Reduction Behavior
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Summary:Atherosclerosis is a pathological condition that begins in early childhood, but clinically the disease manifests in older age. The aim of work was to determine frequency of atherosclerosis risk factors in healthy school children. Cross-sectional study included 214 children in mean age 10,99+/-2,52 years, within range 7 to 15 years. Patients body mass index, blood pressure, lipid status, dietary habits, physical activity and sedentary habits have been evaluated. Cardiovascular risk factors are significantly present in children (P
ISSN:1512-8601
2831-0896
1840-4812
2831-090X
DOI:10.17305/bjbms.2009.2803