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KMID : 0379720020160020436
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2002 Volume.16 No. 2 p.436 ~ p.444
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The Study of the Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, and Blood Cholesterol in Obese Children
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Abstract
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This study surveyed 146 obese elementary school children (94 male and 52 female) in Seoul, and measured height, body weight, degree of obesity, blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, serum lipid profiles and liver function.
The hypertension was above 95 percentile depending on age and sex, and the hyperglycemia was defined as above 110 mg/dl. The hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia were defined as above 200 mg/dl, 160 mg/dl, respectively. The abnormal liver function was considered as elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT > 351 U/L) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST > 351 U/L).
The results were as follows:
1. The mean degree of obesity was 29.56±12.56%, and the percentage of overweight was 18.5%, mild obesity 41.1%, moderate obesity 35.6%, severe obesity 4.8% respectively in surveyed children.
2. The systolic blood pressure was 108.34±13.73 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure was 67.46±8.27 mmHg.
3. FBS was 93.79±6.54 mg/dl.
4. Total cholesterol, triglyceride, ALT and AST were 183.34±31.38 mg/dl, 155.55±56.43 mg/dl, 24.08±18.42 IU/L, 28.73±10.45 IU/L, respectively.
5. The prevalence of complications was 47.2% : hypertension (13%), hyperglycemia (0.7%), hypercholesterolemia (23.3%), hypertriglyceridemia (17.1%) and liver dysfunction (21.9%).
In conclusion, childhood obesity is associated with various risk factors. Therefore, the aggressive approaches to successful prevention, early detection, and effective treatment of obesity in children are urgently required.
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