Short Stature is Associated with Increased Risk of Dyslipidemia in Korean Adolescents and Adults

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 14090 - 10
• Main Authors: Oh, Na-Kyung, Song, Yun-Mi, Kim, Shin-Hye, Park, Mi Jung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.10.2019; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/163/2743/1530; 692/163/2743/2099; Adolescent; Adolescents; Adult; Age Factors; Body Height; Cardiovascular diseases; Cholesterol; Cholesterol - blood; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Cholesterol, LDL - blood; Dyslipidemia; Dyslipidemias - etiology; Female; Growth Disorders - blood; Growth Disorders - complications; Health risks; High density lipoprotein; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertriglyceridemia; Low density lipoprotein; Male; Metabolic disorders; multidisciplinary; Nutrition Surveys; Odds Ratio; Republic of Korea; Risk Factors; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sex Factors; Teenagers; Triglycerides; Republic of Korea

Adults with short stature have been previously reported to have increased risk of cardiovascular events and hyper-LDL-cholesterolemia. We aimed to assess the association between height and lipid profiles among Korean adolescents and adults. We analyzed data from the Korea National Health and Nutriti...