La presión arterial es un importante marcador de ateroesclerosis subclínica en niños

• Pilar Arnaiz ^[1] ; Luis Villarroel ^[1] ; Salesa Barja ^[1] ; Iván Godoy ^[1] ; Berta Cassis ^[1] ; Angélica Domínguez ^[1] ; Oscar Castillo ^[1] ; Marcelo Farías ^[1] ; Jacqueline Carvajal ^[1] ; Ana Cristina Tinoco ^[1] ; Francisco Mardones ^[1]
  1. [1] Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

     Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

     Santiago, Chile

     
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 140, Nº. 10, 2012, págs. 1268-1275
• Idioma: español
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  • Association of carotid intima media thickness with blood pressure and HDL cholesterol in children
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  • Background: Cardiovascular risk factors must be controlled since childhood. Aim: To assess the association of carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) with the components of the metabolic syndrome in Children. Material and Methods: Cross sectional assessment of 299 children aged 11.5 ± 0.9years (58% women) with and without metabolic syndrome components. Anthropometric parameters and blood pressure were measured and a blood sample was obtained to measure blood glucose and lipids. CIMT was measured using high resolution ultrasound. Results: Ninety three percent of children were post puberal, 64% were overweight and 25% had metabolic syndrome. Mean and maximum CIMT correlated with systolic blood pressure (r = 0.21 and 0.21 respectively p < 0.01). Children with a CIMTover the 75th percentile had higher blood pressure and lower HDL cholesterol. A stepwise logistic regression accepted both variables as predictors of CIMT with odds ratios for mean CIMT of 1.46 (1.19-1-79) and 0.81 (0.7-0.94) perfive units of change, respectively. Conclusions: In this group of children systolic blood pressure and HDL cholesterol are associated to CIMT.