Key result
Obesity, waist circumference, uric acid, and ALT are linked to increased dyslipidemia in adolescents.
Why the study?
Dyslipidemia is increasingly prevalent in adolescents and acts as a risk factor for adult cardiovascular disease, but the factors influencing adolescent dyslipidemia required identification.
What factors significantly affect the prevalence of dyslipidemia in Korean adolescents?
Cross-Sectional (n=381)
What factors significantly affect the prevalence of dyslipidemia in Korean adolescents?
Obesity, waist circumference, serum uric acid, and ALT are important measurable risk factors associated with adolescent dyslipidemia, underscoring the need for targeted lifestyle modifications and screening.
May inform dyslipidemia screening in obese Korean adolescents with elevated uric acid or ALT; hypothesis-generating and requires longitudinal confirmation.
A high prevalence of dyslipidemia has recently been shown not only in adults, but also in adolescents. When occurring in adolescence, dyslipidemia is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adulthood. This study aimed to identify significant factors affecting dyslipidemia in South Korean adolescents. We used data from the third year of the 8th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES VIII-3) on 381 Korean adolescents aged 12–18 years. The data were analyzed using frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, the Rao–Scott χ test, the t-test, and univariate and multivariate logistic regression using complex sample analysis. On a weighted population basis, 28.1% of the adolescents among the participants were identified as the group with dyslipidemia. Obesity, waist circumference, serum uric acid, and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were significantly related to the prevalence of dyslipidemia. Physical activity 4–7 days a week was related to a decrease in the prevalence of dyslipidemia only in male adolescents. The results of this study can be used as evidence for the risk assessment of adolescent dyslipidemia and the establishment of systematic health management guidelines according to risk factors for the prevention of adolescent dyslipidemia.
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Choe et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Dyslipidemia (n=381). Clinical and biochemical risk factors (obesity, waist circumference, uric acid, ALT) vs. Normal counterparts without these risk factors was evaluated on Factors significantly related to the prevalence of dyslipidemia. Obesity, waist circumference, serum uric acid, and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were significantly associated with an increased prevalence of dyslipidemia in Korean adolescents.
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