Concentrations of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Total Cholesterol Among Children and Adolescents in the United States | Zendy

Earl S. Ford | Zendy; Chaoyang Li | Zendy; Guixiang Zhao | Zendy; Ali H. Mokdad | Zendy

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Concentrations of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Total Cholesterol Among Children and Adolescents in the United States

Author(s) -

Earl S. Ford,

Chaoyang Li,

Guixiang Zhao,

Ali H. Mokdad

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.816769

Subject(s) - medicine , cholesterol , lipoprotein , high density lipoprotein , national health and nutrition examination survey , ldl cholesterol , total cholesterol , national cholesterol education program , low density lipoprotein , endocrinology , environmental health , population , obesity , metabolic syndrome

Recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated guidance on lipid screening in childhood. Our objective was to examine recent distributions in concentrations of total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol among US children and adolescents and to estimate the prevalence of adolescents who are potentially eligible for pharmacological treatment for elevated concentrations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

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