Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
Open Access

Correlation between anthropometric and biochemical measurements among children: Body type and gender effects

8^th Cardiovascular Nursing & Nurse Practitioners Meeting

August 08-09, 2016 Las Vegas, USA

Shu Yu

National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Clin Exp Cardiology

Abstract :

Previous studies have demonstrated that obesity is associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Poor health status in childhood is a risk factor for adulthood. However there is less studies to examine childrenâ�?�?s biochemical data that are also associated with CVDs. The main purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between anthropometric (BMI, triceps and subscapular skin-fold) and biochemical measurements (cholesterol and triglyceride). A cross-sectional research design was conducted with a samples of 786 (male 367, female 419) children studying from 5th to 9th grade in Taiwan. The main findings include (1) Obesity, overweight and underweight occupied 16.4%, 13.1%, and 6.0%, separately. The abnormal rates of cholesterol (â�?¥170mg/dl) and triglyceride (â�?¥150mg/dl) were 39.2% and 3.9%. (2)Gender comparison indicating males revealed significant higher value in BMI; females revealed higher value in triceps, subcapsular skinfold, cholesterol and triglyceride. Females revealed a significant higher abnormal rate of cholesterol than males (43.2% vs. 34.6%, Ï�?2=6.61, p=0.016) but no significant difference in the abnormal rate of triglyceride between two genders (Ï�?2=0.49, p=0.588). (3) For BMI and gender effect, obses malesâ�?�? cholesterol and triglyceride were significant higher than other body type males. For females, these differences only exited in triglyceride. Our findings support that, except anthropometric measurements, biochemical examinations are important to identify childrenâ�?�?s health. Triglyceride may be more sensitive than cholesterol. Health professionals should actively assess childrenâ�?�?s anthropometric and blood measurements. Early health promotion and preventive health program should be provided to reduce the probability of CVDs in later adulthood.

Biography :

Shu Yu is a Professor and the Dean of School of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University in Taiwan. She has published many papers in scientific journals and international conferences.

Email: yushu@ym.edu.tw