Abstract
This study evaluated the influence of a family history of coronary heart disease (CHD) and CHD risk factors on the total serum cholesterol/high density lipoprotein (TChol/HDL) and the low density lipoprotein/HDL (LDL/HDL) ratios of 84 black children (ages 7-11 years) and adolescents (ages 12-15 years). Fasting lipid determinations were measured on all subjects. A questionnaire was administered to each subject's parent to determine the frequency of myocardial infarction, heart disease, hypertension, stroke, atherosclerosis, diabetes, and obesity in first- and second-degree blood relatives. Based on three-way analysis of variance tests, significant stroke and age, diabetes and age, and obesity and age interactions in TChol/HDL and LDL/HDL were found. There was also an obesity and age and sex interaction effect on T.Chol/HDL. The results indicated that a family history of stroke, diabetes, or obesity can have an unfavorable effect on the TChol/HDL and LDL/HDL ratios in black adolescents.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 75-81 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Adolescent Health Care |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1982 |
Keywords
- CHD risk factors
- Family history of stroke, diabetes, or obesity
- Serum lipid and lipoprotein levels
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
