Abstract

FERNANDEZ-GIUSTI, Alicia Jesús et al. C-reactive protein and its relation with abdominal adiposity and other cardiovascular risk factors in schoolchildren. Acta méd. peruana [online]. 2015, vol.32, n.4, pp.229-234. ISSN 1728-5917.

Introduction. In adults, Creactive protein is a marker of cardiovascular risk associated with traditional and metabolic risk factors and predicts cardiovascular events. Objective. To determine the relationship between the Creactive protein, detected with ultrasensitive techniques (hsCRP), and abdominal adiposity and other traditional cardiovascular risk factors in school. Materials and Method. Analytical, correlational and transversal study. The work was done with schoolchildren from first to sixth grade education, from Private Educational Institution Heroes of the Pacific, of San Juan de Miraflores, Lima, in 2012. We included those who were authorized by their parents or advisors. Anthropometric measurements were made: weight, height, body mass index and waist circumference. Results. They were studied 100 children; 46 girls and 54 boys, with an average age of 8.78 ± 1.76 years. 74% were normal weight; 24% were obese and 2% with overweight. The mean hsCRP was 1.47 mg/l. In both sexes, there were significant direct correlations between Creactive protein and body mass index (p < 0,01) and waist circumference (p < 0,05). In girls, a significant inverse association of hsCRP with HDLc (p <0.05) was found. In boys, the CRP did not correlate significantly with the total and LDL cholesterol. Conclusions. The best predictor of an elevated ultrasensitive C reactive protein concentration was the body mass index. In the schoolchildren, there is a significant direct relationship between the ultrasensitive Creactive protein concentration and measures of adiposity, particularly body mass index, but not with traditional cardiovascular risk factors.

Keywords : Creactive protein; adiposity; abdominal obesity, body mass index.

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