A Coronary Risk-Factor Profile of 4 Year Olds: Blood Pressure, Serum Lipids and Skinfold Thickness, in Normal Children

Abstract

Boulton, T. J. C. (1977). Aztst. F'aediatr. J., 13, 271-275. A coronary risk-factor profile of 4 year olds : Blood pressure, serum lipids and skinfold thickness in normal children. Anthropometric and biochemical data from a pilot-study of 65 four-year-old children is presented. The children in the study fell into the normal range for height, weight, fatness, blood pressure, and serum lipids. Within this normal sample, positive correlations were found between heightand fatness ( P < 0.02, r 0.27), height and bone age ( P < 0.01, r 0.33), fatness and blood pressure i P < 0.001, r 046), and systolic blood pressure and height i P < 0.05, r 0.3). There was no correlation between body fatness and serum cholesterol, nor triglyceride levels.

A Coronary Risk-Factor Profile of 4 Year Olds.

“…If this lifestyle cannot be changed for a population, is it realistic and practical to identify those people who are at risk of early ill-health? If so, then these preventive measures may lie with paediatricians and the school health services.A preliminary study (Boulton, 1977) has shown that, in a minority of normal kindergarten children, positive associations were present between the systolic blood pressure, serum lipid levels, and…”

“…A preliminary study (Boulton, 1977) has shown that, in a minority of normal kindergarten children, positive associations were present between the systolic blood pressure, serum lipid levels, and…”