Open AccessPrevalence and characteristics of lipid metabolism disorders in children from Krasnodar region of Russia
Author(s) -
С. А. Шадрин,
А. В. Статова
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
ožirenie i metabolizm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2306-5524
pISSN - 2071-8713
DOI - 10.14341/omet2014138-41
Subject(s) - obesity , medicine , hyperinsulinemia , endocrinology , metabolic syndrome , lipid metabolism , hormone , thyroid , lipid profile , eating disorders , lipid metabolism disorder , metabolic disorder , physiology , pediatrics , cholesterol , insulin resistance , blood lipids , psychiatry
The goal of our study was to assess the prevalence and characteristics of lipid metabolism disorders in children Krasnodar region of Russia. Overall 6,000 children 10-17 years were included in the study. Lipid disorders were observed in 11.3 %, excess body weight in 6.3%, and obesity in 5.0% of children. The above pathologies were more common in boys (14%) than girls (8.8%). The study revealed that hormonal disorders were the cause of every second obesity as an increased thyroid-stimulating hormone was observed in 9.5 %, increased prolactin - in 38.8 %, and hyperinsulinemia - in 22.0 % of children. Metabolic disorders that were observed were: hypercholesterolemia - in 24.0 % of children with obesity, impaired glucose tolerance - in 13.0%, and the presence of three or four components of the metabolic syndrome in various combinations, identified in 18.0 % of children with obesity.