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Relationship of Anthropometric Measures with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents

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  • Enkelejda Shkurti
  • Diamant Shtiza
  • Maksim Basho

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This national study was performed to establish the relationship of anthropometric measures with cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Albanian normal-weight children and adolescents. We examined the data of 3,548 children and adolescents (48.2% boys), aged 11-18 years, with a normal BMI (5th-84th percentile) achieved from a survey of 'Childhood and Adolescence Surveillance and Prevention of Adult Non-communicable Disease'. The diagnostic criteria for MetS were classified by the International Diabetes Federation agreement. The prevalence of MetS for 10- to 13.5-year-old boys, 14- to 18-year-old boys, 10- to 13.7-year-old girls, and 14- to 18-year-old girls were 1.3, 2.4, 2.1, and 3.2%, correspondingly. After adjustment for age and sex, each item increase in BMI (within normal range) and waist circumference enhanced the odds of MetS from 5 to 68 % and from 1 to 18 %, respectively. The principal model of dyslipidemia between the participants was high triglycerides and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. This study sets off current research about the high frequency of metabolic risk factors among normal-weight individuals in the pediatric age group.

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  • Enkelejda Shkurti & Diamant Shtiza & Maksim Basho, 2014. "Relationship of Anthropometric Measures with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 3, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjz:ajisjr:822
    DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n4p145
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