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Perspectivas en Nutrición Humana
Print version ISSN 0124-4108
Abstract
VELASQUEZ RODRIGUEZ, Claudia María and OROZCO CANO, Juliana María. Dyslipidemia in children with acute malnutrition. Turbo, Colombia. Perspect Nut Hum [online]. 2012, vol.14, n.2, pp.11-20. ISSN 0124-4108.
Objective: to compare the lipid profile between preschools with and without acute malnutrition. Methods: a cross sectional study was developed in 43 preschools; 26 with and 17 without acute malnutrition. Malnutrition was assessed by weight for height ratio (P/T). Among the study groups were compared serum levels of TC, c-LDL, c-HDL and TG. Results: malnourished group showed a significantly higher frequency of c-HDL levels classified as lower compared with controls (19 vs 7%, respectively, p = 0.036) and a 1.8 times higher risk to c-HDL levels classified as lower (OR = 1,8; CI 0,960-3,280). TG levels were higher in malnourished, but no significant difference with controls. TC, c-LDL, and c-HDL concentration sincreased significantly by increasing the acute malnutrition degree. TG increased but not significantly, in preschool with severe acute malnutrition arterial index TG/HDL-C was significantly higher thanin control group. The lowest concentrations of TC, LDL-C, and HDL-C were detected in preschool affected by kwashiorkor. The highest TG, and arterial index were detected in preschool affected by kwashiorkor. Conclusions: preschool affected by severe acute malnutrition, especially kwashiorkor, has lower HDL-C concentrations, higher TG, and a high index which exposed them to develop atherosclerosis.
Keywords : dyslipidemias; Nutritional Marasmus; malnutrition; kwashiorkor; lipoproteins; children; Colombia.