Lipid profile and some cardiac functions in children with obesity

Abstract EN

Background: Risk factors of childhood obesity include; energy intake, positive family history and lifestyle.

Obesity is associated with numerous co-morbidities such as cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes.

Objective: To study serum lipid profile and evaluate the left ventricular systolic and global functions in obese children, and define the preclinical effects of obesity, per se, on myocardial function and cardiovascular system.

Patients and methods: This is a 9-Month prospective controlled study, done in Pediatrics Department Tanta University Hospital.

30 patients were included (24 males, six females); aged 6–15 years with BMI> age and sex specific cut off points.

Exclusion criteria included organic causes of obesity, hormonal medications, corticosteroids, hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

Twenty healthy children age and sex matched were set as the control group.

Studied children were subjected to: anthropometric measurements: weight, height and BMI.

Echocardiographic evaluation: LVEF,