ORIGINAL ARTICLE: NUTRITION
Serum Lipid Profile, Prevalence of Dyslipidaemia, and Associated Risk Factors Among Northern Mexican Adolescents
Maria del Mar Bibiloni, yRogelio Salas, yYolanda E. De la Garza, zJesus Z. Villarreal, Antoni Sureda, and Josep A. Tur
ABSTRACT Background: The increase in overweight and obese children and adolescents may be linked to increased rates of dyslipidaemia. The aim was to assess the serum lipid profile, the prevalence of dyslipidaemia, and associated risk factors among the North Mexican adolescent population. Methods: Two hundred and ninety-three subjects (47.8% girls) ages 11 to 16 years took part in the Nuevo Leo´n State Survey of Nutrition and Health 2011–2012. According to the 2011 Expert Panel on Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents, dyslipidaemia was defined as a presence of 1 of the following levels (mg/ dL): Total cholesterol 200, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol 130, non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Serum Lipid Profile, Prevalence of Dyslipidaemia, and Associated Risk Factors Among Northern Mexican Adolescents
Maria del Mar Bibiloni, yRogelio Salas, yYolanda E. De la Garza, zJesus Z. Villarreal, Antoni Sureda, and Josep A. Tur
ABSTRACT Background: The increase in overweight and obese children and adolescents may be linked to increased rates of dyslipidaemia. The aim was to assess the serum lipid profile, the prevalence of dyslipidaemia, and associated risk factors among the North Mexican adolescent population. Methods: Two hundred and ninety-three subjects (47.8% girls) ages 11 to 16 years took part in the Nuevo Leo´n State Survey of Nutrition and Health 2011–2012. According to the 2011 Expert Panel on Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents, dyslipidaemia was defined as a presence of 1 of the following levels (mg/ dL): Total cholesterol 200, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol 130, non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
