Key result
Proposed protocol assesses a one-year lifestyle intervention for subclinical CV impairment in obese children.
Why the study?
Obesity prevalence has reached alarming levels in the paediatric population, creating a need to evaluate cardiovascular risk factors and construct therapeutic intervention models in these patients.
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This article proposes a study protocol to evaluate cardiovascular risk in obese children and construct a model for therapeutic intervention.
The link between obesity and a wide range of cardiovascular disorders is well known.(1,2) In recent years, the prevalence of obesity has reached an alarming level.(3) Unfortunately, the situation is similar for the paediatric population – which may provide a perspective on the continuously growing global burden of this affliction.(4) Acting upon this issue is a fundamental direction in modern preventive medicine. A firm action starting in childhood may prove itself to be more beneficial the sooner it is implemented. Multiple anthropometric, clinical, laboratory and imaging parameters have been related to the presence of obesity and cardiovascular risk. This article represents a proposal for a possible protocol of a study aimed at paediatric obesity as a cardiovascular risk factor and aims to construct a model for a therapeutic intervention in these patients.
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Negrea et al. (2020) studied Pediatric obesity and cardiovascular risk (n=377). Lifestyle intervention plan (specialized nutrition consultation and physical activity) vs. Non-obese pediatric patients (stage 1) / Unsuccessful weight loss (stage 2) was evaluated on Subclinical cardiovascular impairment. This paper proposes a study protocol to evaluate subclinical cardiovascular impairment in obese children and assess the impact of a one-year lifestyle intervention.
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