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FERRER ARROCHA, Marlene et al. Atherogenic risk factors in adolescents from secondary basic school. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2008, vol.80, n.2. ISSN 0034-7531.

INTRODUCTION. The aim of this paper is to identify atherogenic risk factors in adolescents from secondary basic school and to establish the relations between this variable and its variations according to age and sex. METHODS. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in a population of 347 adolescents from "Guido Fuentes" secondary basic school corresponding to "Héroes del Moncada" polyclinic, Plaza de la Revolución. Data were registered in the primary data collection form of the Research and Reference Centre of Havana. Mensurations of weight, height, waist and hip circumference were made. The nutritional state was evaluated by percentiles of the body mass index and of the waist-hip index. The arterial pressure figures were classified according to the percentiles of arterial pressure adjusted by age, sex and height. RESULTS. Nine % of the adolescents presented figures of arterial pressure above the normal. There was a significant relation among hypertension, obesity and hip circumference. In 100 % of the patients that had associated obesity and hypertension, it was found family history of atherosclerotic disease in individuals under 55 years old. CONCLUSIONS. Several adolescents with alterations of the body weight were identified, and the existence of a strong association among arterial hypertension, obesity and hip circumference was proved. Most of the adolescents with identified risk factors had family history of atherosclerotic disease before the age of 55.

Palabras clave : Adolescence; obesity; hypertension.

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