Cholesterol Screening in Children and Adolescents

Most children do not need to have their cholesterol levels checked. The Committee on Nutrition of the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends screening for children with a family history of high blood cholesterol or premature cardiovascular disease. However, the American College of Physicians (ACP...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) 2000-03, Vol.105 (3), p.637-638
Hauptverfasser:	Newman, Thomas B, MD, Alan M. Garber
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Biological and medical sciences Child Children & youth Cholesterol Cholesterol - blood Diagnosis Female Genetic Predisposition to Disease - genetics Humans Hypercholesterolemia - blood Hypercholesterolemia - diagnosis Hypercholesterolemia - genetics Hypercholesterolemia in children Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II - blood Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II - diagnosis Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II - genetics Male Mass Screening Medical sciences Medical screening Metabolic diseases Obesity Pediatric hypercholesterolemia Pediatrics Reference Values Risk Factors Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Most children do not need to have their cholesterol levels checked. The Committee on Nutrition of the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends screening for children with a family history of high blood cholesterol or premature cardiovascular disease. However, the American College of Physicians (ACP) does not recommend cholesterol screening in children. The ACP guideline is based on 45 clinical trials and 8 meta-analyses of cholesterol reduction. The Committee on Nutrition statement is based on 5 clinical trials. The impact of high cholesterol levels in childhood is minimal.
ISSN:	0031-4005 1098-4275
DOI:	10.1542/peds.105.3.637