A cross-sectional study of dietary habits and lipid profiles. The Rivas-Vaciamadrid study.

The relations between dietary habits and serum lipids have been firmly established in adults. In children, this relation has been less extensively studied. We have assessed the relations between dietary components, including the different types of fatty acids (saturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated) and serum lipids and apolipoproteins in a group of 673 6-year-old children of the town of Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain.

[Relationship between lipid profile and body mass index. Five-year follow-up in children aged 6-11 years old. The Rivas-Vaciamadrid study].

Background: To study the relationship between lipid profile and body mass index (BMI) in children after a 5-year follow-up.

Method: A total of 281 children were evaluated at the ages of 6 and 11 years. Total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and apoproteins A1 (Apo A) and B100 (Apo B) were measured.

Lipoprotein(a) and cardiovascular risk factors in a cohort of 6-year-old children. The Rivas-Vaciamadrid Study.

Unlabelled: We have studied the distribution of lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) and its relation to lipid profiles and a family history of cardiovascular disease in grandparents in a cohort of 673 6-year-old Spanish children. Lp(a) levels were highly skewed, showed no differences between sexes and had no relevant relations with anthropometric variables. When compared with children without a family history of stroke, children with a family history of this disorder showed significantly higher levels of Lp(a) (median 13 mg/dl, range 2-110 mg/dl versus 9 mg/dl, range 2-120 mg/dl, P=0.

[Lipid profile in children from Rivas-Vaciamadrid. Two-year follow-up].

Aim: Evaluate the lipid profiles in children after two years of follow-up.

Methods: Longitudinal cohort study. A two years follow-up of a group of children since they were 6 years old.