10.6084/m9.figshare.7513046.v1
Elza M. F. S. de Melo
Elza M. F. S. de
Melo
George D. Azevedo
George D.
Azevedo
João B. da Silva
João B. da
Silva
Telma M. A. M. Lemos
Telma M. A. M.
Lemos
Técia M. O. Maranhão
Técia M. O.
Maranhão
Ana K. M. S. O. Freitas
Ana K. M. S. O.
Freitas
Maria H. Spyrides
Maria H.
Spyrides
Eduardo C. Costa
Eduardo C.
Costa
Clustering of risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in low-income, female adolescents
SciELO journals
2018
Adolescents
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
obesity
2018-12-26 04:37:50
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Clustering_of_risk_factors_for_cardiometabolic_diseases_in_low-income_female_adolescents/7513046
<div><p>ABSTRACT Objective To assess the prevalence and clustering patterns of cardiometabolic risk factors among low-income, female adolescents. Materials and methods Cross-sectional study involving 196 students of public schools (11-19 years old). The following risk factors were considered in the analysis: excess weight, central obesity, dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, and high fasting glucose. The ratio between observed and expected prevalence and its confidence interval were used to identify clustering of risk factors that exceeded expected prevalence in the population. Results The most prevalent risk factors were dyslipidemia (70.9%), and central obesity (39.8%), followed by excess weight (29.6%), and high blood pressure (12.8%). A total of 42.9% of adolescents had two or more risk factors, and 24% had three or more. Excess weight, central obesity, and dyslipidemia were common risk factors in the clustering patterns that showed higher-than-expected prevalence. Conclusions Clustering of risk factors (≥ two factors) among the adolescents showed considerable prevalence, and there was a non-casual coexistence of excess weight, central obesity, and dyslipidemia (mainly low HDL-cholesterol).</p></div>