%0 Journal Article
%T Dyslipidemia in Iranian overweight and obese children
%A Robabeh Ghergerehchi
%J Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
%D 2009
%I Dove Medical Press
%X Robabeh GhergerehchiDepartment of Pediatrics, Tabriz University (Medical Sciences), Tabriz, IranObjective: To evaluate the frequency and patterns of dyslipidemia in overweight and obese children and to determine the extent of blood lipid abnormality in overweight and obese children.Methods: A prospective matched case control study on 230 overweight and obese children and adolescents (body mass index [BMI] > 85th percentile) aged 4 to 18 years undertaken at the outpatient endocrine clinic of the ChildrensĄŻ Hospital at Tabriz University between 2006¨C2008. This study was conducted to compare the frequency of abnormal plasma lipid levels in overweight and obese children compared with 50 nonobese children (BMI = 50th¨C85th percentile).Results: The total frequency of dyslipidemia was 69.58%. The prevalence of dyslipidemia increased with severity of obesity and reached 76.9% in the severely obese (P < 0.005). High triglycerides was the most common dyslipidemia in combination (26.08%) and in isolation (18.6%). There was a significant difference in mean of triglycerides between the severely obese and other groups (P < 0.004).Conclusion: In the present study, dyslipidemia is more common in severely obese children and the most common component of dyslipidemia is a high triglyceride level. Keywords: dyslipidemia, lipid profile, obesity, overweight, children, adolescents
%U http://www.dovepress.com/dyslipidemia-in-iranian-overweight-and-obese-children-a3556