Arch Dis Child. Published Online First: 18 January 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2006.099796
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Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk in Ontario adolescents
1 Dalhousie University, Canada
2 Brock University, Canada
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: aflouris{at}dal.ca.
Accepted 9 January 2007
Abstract
We assessed traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in 3293 Canadian adolescents [age:14.1(SD0.6)years; BMI:23.0(SD6.3)]. Prevalence for obesity, borderline-hypertension, and hyperlipemia was 23.7(CI1.5)%, 9.1(CI1.0)%, and 9.7(CI1.0)%, respectively, with increased estimates in children with low cardiorespiratory fitness (p<0.05). Participants demonstrated increased CVD risk, highlighting placement of adolescents in preventive CVD programs’ forefront.
Keywords: blood pressure, body fat, cholesterol, clinical obesity, physical activity
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