Obesidad como factor de riesgo para trastornos metabólicos en adolescentes Mexicanos, 2005

Abstract

Objective: Determining the prevalence and estimating the risk of obesity for dyslipidemia and hyperinsulinemia in adolescents. The existence of a linear association between anthropometric measures, lipids and insulin was also evaluated. Material and Methods: A comparative study was carried out amongst obese (body mass index=BMI >95th percentile for age and gender; n=120) and non-obese adolescents (BMI <85th percentile for age and sex; n=120) aged 10-19. A structured questionnaire was used for collecting anthropometric and demographic data. Glucose, insulin and lipid profiles were obtained for each adolescent. Results: Prevalence of at least one dyslipidemia was 56,6% among obese adolescents and 20,8% amongst non-obese ones (p