PREVALENCE OF COMBINED DYSLIPIDEMIA AND VITAMIN D INSUFFICIENCY IN OBESE CHILDREN
Objective: This paper examines the prevalence and type of dyslipidemia in obese children. We also searched if there is any relationship between vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemia in these children. Methods: This cohort study was conducted during a period from march 2023 to september 2024. The stu...
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| author | Stefanescu Ioana Maria Preda D.M. Buiuca D. I. Zuga L. Mirica A. |
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| description | Objective: This paper examines the prevalence and type of dyslipidemia in obese children. We also searched if there is any relationship between vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemia in these children. Methods: This cohort study was conducted during a period from march 2023 to september 2024. The study included 100 obese children aged 4 to 17 years old from Romania. We collected anthropometric data such as age, sex, tanner stages and BMI were collected and triglycerides, total serum cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein lipoprotein cholesterol and serum 25OH- vitamin D were measured. We selected the children with a BMI of ≥95th percentile for age and sex according to the Endocrine Society Guidelines. Results: 42% of participants have met de dyslipidemia criteria. 33% had hypercholesterolemia (elevated LDL-cholesterol and/or elevated total cholesterol), 18% had hypertriglyceridemia and 9% had both. 50% of the boys and 33% of the girls had dyslipidemia. We found a weak negative correlation between dyslipidemia and older age but without statistical significance. 58% had vitamin D insufficiency. A weak positive correlation between vitamin D insufficiency and dyslipidemia, but without statistical significance. Conclusions: This small cohort study revealed a high prevalence of dyslipidemia in obese children and adolescents, the most prevalent lipid profile anomaly being hypercholesterolemia, followed by hypertriglyceridemia. The prevalence of dyslipidemia was higher in boys. 58% of participants had vitamin D insufficiency. As overweight and obese children are at risk for adult onset diseases, screening for dyslipidemia is needed. We state that special emphasis should be placed on the early prevention of childhood obesity and associated dyslipidemia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-af5853056f4b4387b51a103b7ca8443e2025-08-20T03:26:35ZengRomanian Society of Oral RehabilitationRomanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation2066-70002601-46612025-03-0117114314810.62610/RJOR.2025.1.17.15PREVALENCE OF COMBINED DYSLIPIDEMIA AND VITAMIN D INSUFFICIENCY IN OBESE CHILDRENStefanescu Ioana Maria0Preda D.M.1Buiuca D. I.2Zuga L.3Mirica A.4Elias University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaGrigore Alexandrescu Clinical Emergency Children Hospital, Bucharest, Romania C. I. Parhon National Endocrinology Institute, Bucharest, RomaniaElias University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, RomaniaObjective: This paper examines the prevalence and type of dyslipidemia in obese children. We also searched if there is any relationship between vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemia in these children. Methods: This cohort study was conducted during a period from march 2023 to september 2024. The study included 100 obese children aged 4 to 17 years old from Romania. We collected anthropometric data such as age, sex, tanner stages and BMI were collected and triglycerides, total serum cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein lipoprotein cholesterol and serum 25OH- vitamin D were measured. We selected the children with a BMI of ≥95th percentile for age and sex according to the Endocrine Society Guidelines. Results: 42% of participants have met de dyslipidemia criteria. 33% had hypercholesterolemia (elevated LDL-cholesterol and/or elevated total cholesterol), 18% had hypertriglyceridemia and 9% had both. 50% of the boys and 33% of the girls had dyslipidemia. We found a weak negative correlation between dyslipidemia and older age but without statistical significance. 58% had vitamin D insufficiency. A weak positive correlation between vitamin D insufficiency and dyslipidemia, but without statistical significance. Conclusions: This small cohort study revealed a high prevalence of dyslipidemia in obese children and adolescents, the most prevalent lipid profile anomaly being hypercholesterolemia, followed by hypertriglyceridemia. The prevalence of dyslipidemia was higher in boys. 58% of participants had vitamin D insufficiency. As overweight and obese children are at risk for adult onset diseases, screening for dyslipidemia is needed. We state that special emphasis should be placed on the early prevention of childhood obesity and associated dyslipidemia.https://rjor.ro/prevalence-of-combined-dyslipidemia-and-vitamin-d-insufficiency-in-obese-children/ obesitydyslipidemiavitamin d |
| spellingShingle | Stefanescu Ioana Maria Preda D.M. Buiuca D. I. Zuga L. Mirica A. PREVALENCE OF COMBINED DYSLIPIDEMIA AND VITAMIN D INSUFFICIENCY IN OBESE CHILDREN Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation obesity dyslipidemia vitamin d |
| title | PREVALENCE OF COMBINED DYSLIPIDEMIA AND VITAMIN D INSUFFICIENCY IN OBESE CHILDREN |
| title_full | PREVALENCE OF COMBINED DYSLIPIDEMIA AND VITAMIN D INSUFFICIENCY IN OBESE CHILDREN |
| title_fullStr | PREVALENCE OF COMBINED DYSLIPIDEMIA AND VITAMIN D INSUFFICIENCY IN OBESE CHILDREN |
| title_full_unstemmed | PREVALENCE OF COMBINED DYSLIPIDEMIA AND VITAMIN D INSUFFICIENCY IN OBESE CHILDREN |
| title_short | PREVALENCE OF COMBINED DYSLIPIDEMIA AND VITAMIN D INSUFFICIENCY IN OBESE CHILDREN |
| title_sort | prevalence of combined dyslipidemia and vitamin d insufficiency in obese children |
| topic | obesity dyslipidemia vitamin d |
| url | https://rjor.ro/prevalence-of-combined-dyslipidemia-and-vitamin-d-insufficiency-in-obese-children/ |
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