Dyslipidemia and reference values for fasting plasma lipid concentrations in Danish/North-European White children and adolescents

• Main Authors: Tenna Ruest Haarmark Nielsen (Author), Ulrik Lausten-Thomsen (Author), Cilius Esmann Fonvig (Author), Christine Bøjsøe (Author), Lise Pedersen (Author), Palle Skov Bratholm (Author), Torben Hansen (Author), Oluf Pedersen (Author), Jens-Christian Holm (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Dyslipidemia is reported in 27 − 43% of children and adolescents with overweight/obesity and tracks into adulthood, increasing the risk of cardiovascular morbidity. Cut-off values for fasting plasma lipid concentrations are typically set at fixed levels throughout childhood. The...