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Dyslipidemia amongst Obese Children in National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi

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Abstract

Objective

Childhood obesity is associated with unfavorable lipid profile. Obese children have increased risk of development of coronary heart disease (CHD) in adult life. There is lack of data on association of dyslipidemia with obesity in children from India, hence, the present investigation was undertaken.

Methods

Study was conducted in NCT of Delhi. Thirty schools in each of the 3 socio economic groups i.e., LIG, MIG and HIG were selected. From each school, 170 children were included in the survey. A total of 16,585 children were studied. Anthropometric measurements of weight and height were taken using standard methodology Four hundred and fifty one obese children (cases) were identified using IOTF classification. Equal number of children, matched for age, sex and socio-economic status, with optimal body weight were selected as control. The blood samples were collected for lipid profile estimation. Same investigations were undertaken, both in cases and controls.

Results

In obese children, mean total cholesterol, triglyceride and LDL-C levels were significantly higher as compared to their matched controls (p < 0.001). BMI was significantly correlated with lipid profile.

Conclusions

Obesity amongst children was associated with unfavorable lipid profile.

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Acknowledgements

The study was financially supported by Division of Non-Communicable Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi Vide Research Project Number 5/4/1-2/2003-NCD-II.

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St Kr; Data collection and report writing, U Kl; Study Designing and Supervising

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  1. Department of Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110 029, India

    Supreet Kaur & Umesh Kapil

  2. Public Health Nutrition, Department of Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110 029, India

    Umesh Kapil

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Kaur, S., Kapil, U. Dyslipidemia amongst Obese Children in National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi. Indian J Pediatr 78, 55–57 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-010-0263-2

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