publication . Article . 2015

Glucemia y lipemia en escolares con obesidad en el distrito metropolitano de Quito, Ecuador

Name: Glucemia y lipemia en escolares con obesidad en el distrito metropolitano de Quito, Ecuador
Keywords: Obesidad, niño, adolescente, glucosa, colesterol, triglicéridos, Medicine, R, Medicine (General), R5-920

Oscar Flores-Carrera; Alexandro Cruz-Mariño; Jacqueline Cevallos-Salazar; Natalia Romero-Sandoval; Pablo Lozano-Ruiz; Miguel Martín-Mateo;

Open Access Spanish

Published: 15 Jan 2015 Journal: Duazary (issn: 1794-5992, eissn: 2389-783X,

Publisher: Universidad del Magdalena

Summary

Abstract

Obesity is an epidemic problem in the world and is present from an early age. The objective was to analyze the variability of excess weight, glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL and HDL in obese students. 276 school children, 9 to 16 years of municipal educational units of the Metropolitan District of Quito, cohort 2010-2011, whom blood measurement was performed after fasting for eight hours. The risk categorization was based on the American Diabetes Association and the National Cholesterol Education Program. Excess weight was calculated in kilograms, from the WHO reference for age and sex. The average adolescents showed greater excess weight unlike ea...

doi: 10.21676/2389783x.1392

Subjects

Medical Subject Headings: lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins)

free text keywords: Obesidad, niño, adolescente, glucosa, colesterol, triglicéridos, Medicine, R, Medicine (General), R5-920, Obesity, medicine.disease, Cholesterol, chemistry.chemical_compound, chemistry, El Niño, National Cholesterol Education Program, Significant positive correlation, Gerontology, Age and sex, Cohort, Early adolescents, business.industry, business, Demography

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