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Cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents living in an urban area of Southeast of Brazil: Ouro Preto Study

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This study aims to identify risk factors for cardiovascular disorders in schoolchildren living in Ouro Preto City, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a population-based sampling of schoolchildren (6–14 years old), randomly selected and stratified by the proportion of students according to age and gender in each schools of the city. Biochemical, clinical and anthropometric variables as well as physical activity and family history were used in a logistic regression model for obesity or arterial hypertension. Out of 780 schoolchildren sampled, the risk of obesity was greater in subjects presenting high triglyceride and low high density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels, and those whose parents were obese, whilst the risk of hypertension was high in obese subjects and those who presented low birth weight. It was observed that 44.4% of the schoolchildren were exposed to two or three cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and 8.2% were exposed to four or six factors. These findings should be considered in preventive measures to reduce the future risk for CVD among schoolchildren in Brazil.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico—CNPq (Grant no. 474965/04), Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais—FAPEMIG (Grant CDS 770/05), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—CAPES and Prefeitura Municipal de Ouro Preto for financial support. WTC and GLLMC are recipients of a CNPq individual research grant of productivity.

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  1. Laboratório de Epidemiologia, Departamento de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Morro do Cruzeiro, 35400-000, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Ana Paula C. Cândido, Raquel Benedetto, Ana Paula P. Castro, Joseane S. Carmo, Raimundo M. Nascimento-Neto & George L. L. Machado-Coelho

  2. Laboratório Piloto de Análises Clínicas, Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Roney L. C. Nicolato

  3. Departamento de Nutrição Clínica e Social, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Renata N. Freitas & Sílvia N. Freitas

  4. Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social and Urban Health Observatory, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Waleska T. Caiaffa

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Cândido, A.P.C., Benedetto, R., Castro, A.P.P. et al. Cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents living in an urban area of Southeast of Brazil: Ouro Preto Study. Eur J Pediatr 168, 1373–1382 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-009-0940-1

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