[Dyslipidemia in schoolchildren with a history of a high birth weight].

Unlabelled: The process of atherosclerosis begins at early ages and is closely related to plasma lipid levels, specifically, an increase in low density lipoprotein (LDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), and a decrease in high density lipoprotein (HDL).

Objective: To determine if high birth weight, or macrosomia, is of predictive value for dyslipidemia in school children.

Methods: A descriptive study with a case control design was conducted on two groups of children; one group of 140 children with a history of macrosomia, and another group of 100 children with normal weight at birth, born between January 1992 and December 1995.