Obesity Is Significantly Associated With Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in 2‐ to 9‐Year‐Olds. Issue 12 (13th October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Messiah, Sarah E.; Vidot, Denise C.; Gurnurkar, Shilpa; Alhezayen, Reem; Natale, Ruby A.; Arheart, Kristopher L.
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical hypertension. Volume 16:Issue 12(2014:Dec.)
• Page Start: 889
• Page End: 894
• Publication Date: 2014-10-13
• Subjects: Hypertension -- Periodicals; 616.132
• DOI: 10.1111/jch.12427
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1524-6175

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="jch12427-abs-0001"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>The objective of this analysis was to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors in ethnically diverse young children. A retrospective medical chart review identified overweight/obese 2‐ to 9‐year‐old children (N=147) from a local pediatric clinic who were matched (for age, sex, and ethnicity) with normal weight patients from the 2005–2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (N=294). Comparisons of mean systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure, total, and high‐density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol were conducted. Results showed that compared with the population‐based normal‐weight sample, the local overweight/obese sample was significantly more likely to have diastolic prehypertension (15% vs 75%, <italic>P</italic>&lt;.0001), systolic prehypertension (10% vs 43%, <italic>P</italic>&lt;.0001), and the lowest quintile of HDL cholesterol (19% vs 34%, <italic>P</italic>=.003). At this young age, excess weight is significantly associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors. These results suggest that overweight/obese children in this age group should be monitored closely to prevent potential chronic disease risk.</p> </abstract>