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Feasibility of Ideal Cardiovascular Health Evaluation in a Pediatric Clinic Setting
Joint Authors
Blackett, Piers
Farrell, Kerry
Truong, Minh
Turner, Peggy
Less, Joane
Baldwin, Jonathan D.
Knehans, Allen W.
George, Minu
Source
Advances in Preventive Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The feasibility of “point-of-care” screening for ideal cardiovascular health was explored in a pediatric specialty clinic setting.
Children and adolescents aged 9–18 years (n=91) with treated and stabilized diseases were recruited at a pediatric endocrinology clinic.
A table-top device was used to assay fingerstick samples for non-HDL cholesterol (non-HDL-C), which was used to divide participants into two groups based on the non-HDL-C threshold for comparison of the remaining metrics between groups.
A significant number of children had low scores, and score frequency distribution was similar to larger retrospective studies, with few participants achieving none or all of the health metrics.
Healthy diet was the metric least often achieved.
Those with a non-HDL-C above the ideal threshold of 3.1 mmol/L (120 mg/dl) had a higher BMI percentile (p<0.01) and diastolic blood pressure percentile (p<0.05).
We conclude that pediatric risk factor screening and scoring can be performed in a specialty clinic with meaningful cardiovascular health scores for patients and providers.
Association of abnormal “point-of care” non-HDL-C levels with elevated BMI and blood pressure supports evidence for risk factor clustering and use of the ideal health construct in pediatric clinic settings.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Blackett, Piers& Farrell, Kerry& Truong, Minh& George, Minu& Turner, Peggy& Less, Joane…[et al.]. 2018. Feasibility of Ideal Cardiovascular Health Evaluation in a Pediatric Clinic Setting. Advances in Preventive Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122740
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Blackett, Piers…[et al.]. Feasibility of Ideal Cardiovascular Health Evaluation in a Pediatric Clinic Setting. Advances in Preventive Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122740
American Medical Association (AMA)
Blackett, Piers& Farrell, Kerry& Truong, Minh& George, Minu& Turner, Peggy& Less, Joane…[et al.]. Feasibility of Ideal Cardiovascular Health Evaluation in a Pediatric Clinic Setting. Advances in Preventive Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122740
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1122740