Abstract
Objective: Assessing risk and protective factors associated with dyslipidemia in adolescents. Materials and Methods: The study population comprised 77.833 schoolchildren of Montes Claros Country - MG, whereas the final sample comprised 635 adolescents (10 to 16 years old). Socio-demographic, biological, behavioral and family history variables were herein analyzed. Metabolic parameters encompassed total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein choles-terol (LDL-C) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c). Results: The female sex (p-0.008) and the age groups 10-11 / 12-13 years (p-0.008 and p-0.035) presented changes related to mixed hyperlipidemia. Overweight was associated with changes in TG (p-0.000) and with low HDL-c (p-0.000). Family history of dyslipidemia showed association (p-0.016) with undesirable LDL-c. However, sexual maturation was associated as protective factor with the development of hyper-triglyceridemia (p-0.001), and with-low HDL-c in the female sex. Conclusion: The identification of frequencies and factors presented in the current research is a potential tool to help subsidizing the elaboration and implementation of public policies addressing the adoption of preventive measures and health promotion in adolescence.
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