Sue S Scott, Marcia Scanlon, Michele McKelvey, Brian H Nathanson, Chester Andrzejewski
Can a Checklist Facilitate Recognition of a Transfusion-Associated Adverse Event by Prelicensure Nurses?
Nurse educator
cardiovascular diseases origins childhood least 20 children adolescents latin america overweight obese however little known regarding cardiovascular risk young children living region paper aims identify associations sociodemographics adiposity dietary intake cardiometabolic risk among children 6 8years old living urban rural andean regions ecuador crosssectional study conducted among 267 children attending elementary schools february august 2018 sociodemographic data collected using structured interview bodyweight height waist circumference measured duplicate blood samples taken overnight fasting determine blood lipids hepatic enzymes adipokines food intake data assessed two 24h recalls administered guardians associations cardiometabolic risk ie blood lipids hepatic enzymes adipokines sociodemographic characteristics dietary intake waist circumference tested using multiple hierarchical regression models twentynine percent children overweight obese 12 low hdl levels 18 high levels ldl triglycerides children living urban region lower levels hdl 407 mgdl 95 ci 700 115 p 0007 higher levels ldl cholesterol 852 mgdl 95 ci 138 1566 p 0019 hepatic enzymes also higher among urban children sgot 2213 95 ci 1733 2693 p 0001 sgpt 084 ul 95 ci 009 159 p 0028 leptin blood levels higher 2927 95 ci 357 5497 p 0026 meanwhile adiponectin plasma concentrations lower among urban children 10324 95 ci 589 14758 p 0001 fiber intake inversely associated total cholesterol 927 mgdl 95 ci 1809 045 p 0040 ldl cholesterol blood levels 999 mgdl 95 ci 1822 175 p 0018 findings demonstrate young children high cardiovascular risk actions taken burden noncommunicable diseases substantial differences risk rural urban areas evident urbanization might predispose children different reality cases result poor habits