INFLUENCE OF PERSISTENT OBESITY IN CHILDREN ON CARDIOVASCULAR RISK-FACTORS - THE BOGALUSA HEART-STUDY
INFLUENCE OF PERSISTENT OBESITY IN CHILDREN ON CARDIOVASCULAR RISK-FACTORS - THE BOGALUSA HEART-STUDY
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DOI:
10.1161/01.cir.69.5.895
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
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影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
BERENSON, GS
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作者:
ARISTIMUNO, GG;FOSTER, TA;BERENSON, GS
The relationship between body fat indexes, lipid and lipoprotein levels, and blood pressure was studied in 2230 children, each examined during 1973, 1976 and 1978. The children were grouped with the use of 7 percentile (P) intervals of triceps skinfold thickness that were specific for race, sex and age; cardiovascular risk factor variables were assessed over time. Of the 238 children initially in the lowest P group (< 15P), 44% remained there and 65% had skinfold thicknesses below 30P on the 3 occasions. Of the 352 children in the highest P group (.gtoreq. 85P), who were considered to be very obese, 39% remained at this level, while 69% remained at 70P or greater. Of the 366 considered to be obese, (.gtoreq. 70, < 89P), 38% remained at or above 70P. At baseline, children in the 7 groups differed in weight, ponderosity (wt/ht3), systolic and diastolic blood pressures, serum triglyceride levels and pre-.beta.- and .beta.-lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Pairwise comparison of data from children in each of the 6 other groups with those from children in the middle range (.gtoreq. 40, < 60P) showed that the obese and very obese children had significantly higher systolic blood pressures (P < 0.05), while only those in the highest P group had significantly greater diastolic blood pressures (P < 0.05). These differences increased and diverged over time. Those in the obese and very obese groups showed a striking drop over time in .alpha.-lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and increases in pre-.beta.-lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and systolic blood pressure. Triglyceride levels decreased over time for the lowest and middle range groups, but remained at higher levels in obese and very obese children. There was a strong tendency for tracking (remaining in the same P group over time) in lean, obese and very obese children. Those who tracked showed definite differences in risk factor variables at the baseline level and over time when compared with the middle range group. Since consistent obesity in early life enhances cardiovascular risk, the measurement over time of skinfold thickness in children is a useful method to detect the potential for adult cardiovascular disease.