[The selected risk factors of the metabolic syndrome in children].

Introduction: Obesity is the main component of the metabolic syndrome, which appears to be one of the biggest social problems nowadays. The metabolic syndrome can start even in childhood and then risk factors of cardiovascular diseases should be diagnosed and a prophylaxis should be undertaken.

The Aim Of The Study: was the evaluation of the selected lipid parameters in the serum in children and adolescents with simple obesity.

[Some parameters of lipid metabolism in children and adolescents in relation to nutritional status].

Unlabelled: We often observe nutritional disturbances in children and adolescents leading to obesity or cachexy. For evaluating the state of nutrition or the degree of obesity anthropometrics indices are used such as Body Mass Index (BMI). The aim of the study was analysed the concentration of selected indices of lipid metabolism in serum in children and adolescents with relation to BMI.

Growth tracks in pre-pubertal children.

The present investigation characterizes common growth tracks in pre-pubertal children. Growth tracks denominate areas of probability within which subsequent measurements of the body height (or body height SDS) of a healthy individual will predominantly be found. Growth tracks are defined over several years and they are insensitive to the timing of measurements.

Range of serum bile acid concentrations in neonates, infants, older children, and in adults.

Background: Serum total bile acids (tBA) determination is a non-invasive, simple and very sensitive diagnostic test in evaluation of liver disorders. However, its usefulness is limited by lack of the data on normal value range of serum tBA concentrations in children, especially neonates and infants. The aim of the study was evaluation of serum tBA concentrations according to the age and gender of children, and their comparison with the values found in adults.

Determinants of growth in body length from birth to 6 years of age: A longitudinal study of Lublin children.

The effect of determinants of growth in body length from birth to 6 years of age were studied in a longitudinal sample of 59 male and 70 female infants from Lublin, Poland. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to study the effects of gender of the child, occupation of the parents, the educational level of the parents, per capita income, the stature of the parents, and the weight of the mother on body length at birth and at 1, 2, 3, and 6 years of age. Significant sex differences in length were observed at birth and during the first 2 years of postnatal life, but not in the period between 3 and 6 years of age.

Atherosclerosis risk factors in the inhabitants of the nascent Coal Basin of Lublin region.

There were examined 222 men and 253 women over 18 years of age, selected at random from among country people living in the area of the nascent Coal Basin of Lublin district. There was determined their height and body weight, degree of overweight, general fat content in the body, arterial systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as blood serum cholesterol concentration, concentration of triglicerides, glucose and uric acid in the blood. It was found out that the level of studied vascular atherosclerosis risk factors in the population under study was lower than the level found by the Polish Experiment in other populations.

Some genetic problems in physical growth and development. A longitudinal study on children aged 0--7 years.

Aiming at determining the influence of some genetic factors on growth and development, a longitudinal study of 180 children (90 M and 90 F) from the city of Lublin was carried out, with periodical medical examinations and anthropometric measurements from birth to 7 years of age. The parents of each child were also examined. The correlation coefficients between parents and children show that, as regards height, the greatest similarity occurs between mothers and daughters, and a lesser one between fathers and sons.