RT Journal Article
T1 [Overweight and obesity in children treated for congenital heart disease].
T2 Sobrepeso y obesidad en niños intervenidos de cardiopatía congénita.
A1 Perin, Francesca
A1 Carreras Blesa, Carmen
A1 Rodríguez Vázquez Del Rey, Maria Del Mar
A1 Cobo, Inmaculada
A1 Maldonado, José
K1 Cardiopatías congénitas
K1 Children
K1 Congenital heart disease
K1 Niños
K1 Obesidad
K1 Obesity
AB The negative impact of overweight and obesity is potentially greater in children affected by a congenital heart disease (CHD). The aim of this study is to calculate the proportion of overweight and obesity in children who underwent an intervention for CHD, and to investigate systolic arterial hypertension as a possible early cardiovascular complication. A retrospective study was conducted on patients aged 6-17 years treated for CHD, and healthy control subjects, followed-up in a Paediatric Cardiology Clinic. Body mass index percentiles were calculated according to the criteria of WHO. A review was performed on the anthropometric and clinical data, as well as the systolic blood pressure (SBP). A total of 440 patients were included, of which 220 had CHD. The proportion of combined obesity and overweight (body mass index percentile ≥85) was 36.4% (37.3% in healthy subjects and 35.4% in patients with CHD, P=.738). A higher prevalence of obesity (body mass index percentile ≥97) was found in CHD patients (22.7%) compared to 15.5% in healthy subjects (P=.015). SBP percentiles were higher in overweight compared to normal-weight patients (P  The proportion of obesity is high in children treated for CHD and it is associated with elevated SBP levels. The risk of long-term complications needs to be reduced by means of prevention and treatment of obesity in this vulnerable population.
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12384
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12384
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DS RISalud
RD Apr 5, 2025