Authors
Roya Kelishadi, Riaz Gheiratmand, Gelayol Ardalan, Khosrow Adeli, Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, Emran Mohammad Razaghi, Reza Majdzadeh, Alireza Delavari, Keyvan Shariatinejad, Molouk Motaghian, Ramin Heshmat, Abtin Heidarzadeh, Hamed Barekati, Minoo Sadat Mahmoud-Arabi, Mohammad Mehdi Riazi, CASPIAN Study Group
Publication date
2007/5/2
Journal
International Journal of Cardiology
Volume
117
Issue
3
Pages
340-348
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
BACKGROUND
For the first time in Iran, and to the best of our knowledge in Asia, we assessed the anthropometric indices most closely correlated to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in a large nationally representative sample of children and adolescents to be used as a simple tool for identifying those at risk.
METHODS
This multi-center study was performed among a representative sample of 4811 school students (2248 boys and 2563 girls) aged 6–18 years, as part of the baseline survey of a national surveillance system. Anthropometric indices and CVD risk factors were measured using standard protocols, and their correlation was analyzed by using Receiver Operator Characteristic (ROC) curves and partial correlation.
RESULTS
The most prevalent CVD risk factors were low HDL-C (28%), followed by hypertriglyceridemia (20.1%), and overweight (17%). The ROC analyses showed that among boys, all …
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