A cross sectional survey on serum lipid level and its influencing factors in children aged 3-14 years in Guangdong province

• Published in: Zhōnghuá xīnxuèguănbìng zázhì Vol. 33; no. 10; p. 950
• Main Authors: Ma, Wen-jun, Xu, Yan-jun, Fu, Chuan-xi, Chen, Mei-fen, Xu, Hao-feng, Li, Jian-sen, Nie, Shao-ping, Li, Hai-kang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.10.2005
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; China - epidemiology; Cholesterol, HDL - blood; Cholesterol, LDL - blood; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dyslipidemias - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Male; Risk Factors; Triglycerides - blood; China
• ISSN: 0253-3758

To investigate the serum levels of cholesterol, triglyceride and high density lipoprotein cholesterol in children aged 3-14 years and its influencing factors. The cross-sectional survey study population was a representative sample from Guangdong province obtained by multi-stage randomized cluster sampling. Serum lipids in 6188 children aged > or = 3 years were assayed using automatic biochemical instrument. The data of social and demographic status were collected by face-to-face interview, and height and weight were obtained by physical examination. The age-standardized and region-weighted means of serum total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were 0.80 mmol/L, 3.50 mmol/L and 1.28 mmol/L, respectively. For the mean of TG, there was no difference between metropolitan and middle city, nor between rich county and poor county. For TC, it was the highest in metropolitan, and there was no difference between rich and poor county. For HDL-C, the difference existed