Association between serum cholesterol levels and nutritional status in school children aged 10-12 years
| Autor: | Fransiscus H Wulur, Recky Dj B Pieter |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Paediatrica Indonesiana, Vol 43, Iss 3, Pp 73-6 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0030-9311 2338-476X |
| DOI: | 10.14238/pi43.3.2003.73-6 |
| Popis: | Background Hypercholesterolemia in children is an important risk factor that causes coronary heart disease in the future. Nutritional status, especially overweight/obesity, is associated with hyperc- holesterolemia. Objective To determine the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia and its association with nutritional status. Methods This was a cross sectional study conducted during April- June 2001. Subjects consisted of children aged 10-12 year-old registered at primary schools in Manado, Tondano, and Tandengan Minahasa. Data were analyzed using t test, z score, and chi-square. Results Of the 229 samples, 153 (66.8%) were boys and 76 (33.2 %) were girls. The mean of total cholesterol level in boys was 179.46 mg/dL (SD 33.44) and in girls was 180.95 mg/dL (SD 33.77) which was not significantly different (p>0.05). There were no differences in either the number of children having “borderline” cholesterol level (170–199 mg/dL) or hypercholesterolemia (3200 mg/dL) between both sexes. Of the 229 children, 65 (28.4%) had hypercholester- olemia. Of the 65 children, 37 (36%) came from the primary school in Manado, which was significant compared to the other school locations (p |
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