Dyslipidemia prevalence in adolescents in public schools

• Autor(a) principal: Bauman,Claudiana Donato
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Bauman,José Mansano, Mourão,Daniella Mota, Pinho,Lucinéia de, Brito,Maria Fernanda Santos Figueiredo, Carneiro,André Luíz Gomes, Silveira,Marise Fagundes, Silva,Carla Silvana de Oliveira e
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672020000300165
• topic: Adolescent; Prevalence; Dyslipidemias; Epidemiology; Public Health

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of dyslipidemia in adolescents enrolled in the state public education system of the city of Montes Claros, state of Minas Gerais, and compare to a Brazilian population-based study. Method: This is an epidemiological, cross-sectional, and analytical study with a population of 77,833 students from 63 schools, representing four geographic areas of the city. After a sample calculation, information on 635 adolescents from 10 to 16 years of age was assessed and blood collection was conducted for the analysis of biochemical parameters of total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-c, and HDL-c. Results: Among the adolescents, 26.8% showed high levels of total cholesterol, 15.7% of triglycerides, and 6.5% of LDL-c, and 40.8% had low HDL-c levels. Conclusion: Except for HDL-c levels, dyslipidemia prevalence and means in adolescents from Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, were above the levels found in the Brazilian population-based study used as parameter.