Nutritional Status and Lipid Profile of Young Children in Brazil

Autor(es)

Pereira, Joilane Alves ^[1] ; Carvalho Rondo, Patricia Helen ^[2] ; Lemos, Jesuana Oliveira ^[2] ; de Oliveira, Ellaine ^[1] ; Rocha, Cinthya ^[1] ; Hipolito, Thiago ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Fed Piaui, Dept Nutr, BR-64600000 Picos, PI - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Nutr, Sch Publ Hlth, BR-01246904 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS; v. 59, n. 1, p. 54-58, FEB 2013.
• Citações Web of Science: 5

Resumo

Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status and lipid profile of young children from an urban Brazilian region. Methods: Cross-sectional study involving a representative sample of 472 children aged 5-8 years from Jundiai city. The nutritional status was assessed by the body mass index for age. Total cholesterol and fractions (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol) and triglycerides concentrations were determined by automated enzymatic methods. The results were analyzed by the student t-test and Fisher exact test. Results: Overweight/obesity was observed in 22% of the children and thinness in 3.2%. Girls presented a higher prevalence of overweight/obesity (24.0%) and lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (22.8%) compared with boys (19.7% and 10.6%), respectively (p < 0.001). The prevalence of children with elevated and borderline total cholesterol was 32.8% and 26.7%, respectively, although 82.8% had desirable levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Conclusion: The prevalence of overweight/obesity and dyslipidaemia observed in these children is a matter of concern considering the age group evaluated. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 04/04109-8 - Efeito do peso ao nascimento no desenvolvimento de resistência à insulina, obesidade e hipertensão em crianças de 3 a 6 anos de idade no município de Jundiaí, São Paulo
• Beneficiário: Patricia Helen de Carvalho Rondó
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular