Study of lipid profile in overweight and obese children

Abstract

Objective To study lipid profile in overweight and obese children of age group 5-15 year and to find the correlation between lipid profile with obesity and overweight in children.Methods It was a hospital based prospective observational study in which 58 overweight and obese children were taken and studied and association of  their  dyslepedemia was studied with socioeconomic status ,breast feeding ,lifestyle,family history and their habbit of  junk food .Results Triglycerides were significantly higher in obese children (52.65%), when compared to overweight children(23.07%) .Percentage of dyslipidemia was higher in high socioeconomic class,  not exclusively breast fed children ,children who had a positive family history of cardiovascular diseases , in children with sedentary lifestyle and in children who consumed junk food .In the present study ,percentage of dyslipidemia was significantly higher in children with waist to height ratio >0.5 which was 62.5%, as compared to <0.5 which was 30.7%, statistically significant with a p value 0.009(<0.05). Conclusion The combination of elevated total cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL-C, and decreased HDL-C, with waist circumference above the 90th percentile in overweight and obese children,  places  them at greater risk for cardiovascular disease.

Keywords: Dyslipidemia , Triglycerides , overweight children, socioeconomic, cardiovascular diseases ,junk food