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A Coronary Risk‐Factor Profile of 4 Year Olds: Blood Pressure, Serum Lipids and Skinfold Thickness, in Normal Children
Author(s) -
BOULTON T. J. C.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1977.tb01161.x
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , anthropometry , blood lipids , triglyceride , skinfold thickness , risk factor , endocrinology , body height , cholesterol , body weight
Anthropometric and biochemical data from a pilot‐study of 65 four‐year‐old children is presented. The children in the study fell into the normal range for height, weight, fatness, blood pressure, and serum lipids. Within this normal sample, positive correlations were found between height and fatness ( P < 0.02, r 0.27), height and bone age ( P < 0.01, r 0.33), fatness and blood pressure ( P < 0.001, r 0.46), and systolic blood pressure and height ( P < 0.05, r 0.3). There was no correlation between body fatness and serum cholesterol, nor triglyceride levels. A positive association between high‐normal values for serum lipids, systolic blood pressure, and fatness were found in 10% of the sample.