How do Lipoprotein(a) levels change from childhood to adulthood in children referred to a lipid clinic?
Measuring Lp(a) more than once during childhood and repeating in adulthood is suggested to accurately assess levels, as they increase with age and show considerable variation.
Lp(a) levels increase with age and exhibit considerable variation within children referred to a lipid clinic. Measuring Lp(a) only once during childhood might therefore lead to substantial over- or underestimation and possibly result in over- or under treatment in the future. Thus, to more accurately assess the Lp(a) level, we suggest measuring Lp(a) more than once during childhood and to repeat this in adulthood if a patient only has childhood assessment of Lp(a).
Boer et al. (Mon,) studied this question.
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