Validación de un puntaje de riesgo cardiovascular en niños españoles aplicado a una población de escolares de Santiago de Chile
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PILAR ARNAIZ [1] ; FELIPE PINO [1] ; ARNALDO MARÍN [1] ; SALESA BARJA [1] ; MARLENE AGLONY [1] ; BERTA CASSIS [1] ; CARLOS NAVARRETE [2] ; MÓNICA ACEVEDO [1]
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[1] Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile
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[2] Universidad de La Serena
Universidad de La Serena
La Serena, Chile
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- Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 138, Nº. 10, 2010, págs. 1226-1231
- Idioma: español
- Títulos paralelos:
- Association between a cardiovascular risk score and early markers of atherosclerotic disease in Chilean children
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Resumen
Background: A cardiovascular risk score for children, that includes traditional risk factors, obesity, sedentary habits and a family history of cardiovascular disease, has been recently proposed by Spanish researchers. Aim: To apply this score in school age children in Santiago de Chile and correlate its results with markers of subclinical atherosclerotic disease. Material and Methods: Retrospective analysis of data obtained from 209 children, aged 11.5 ± 2 years, studied between 2005 and 2006. Weight, height, blood pressure, ultrasound measurement of carotid intimamedia thickness and fow mediated dilatation of brachial artery and ultrasensible C reactive protein (us PCR) were measured. The Spanish cardiovascular risk score was calculated and correlated with ultrasound parameters and C reactive protein. Results: According to the score, 173 children (83%) had a low cardiovascular risk, 28 (13%) an intermediate risk and 8 (4%) a high risk. There was no association between the cardiovascular risk score and carotid intima-media thickness, fow mediated arterial dilatation and us PCR. Conclusions: No significant association was observed between the proposed cardiovascular risk score and early markers of atherosclerotic disease in this group of children.
