[High prevalence of XXXX risk factors in a pediatric population].

@entity1 @entity65 @entity28
INTRODUCTION: @entity65 risk factors begin in childhood. Their presence may predict @entity65 in adulthood. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of @entity65 risk factors in a group of nurses   @entity1 at a health facility in Bogot  , Colombia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional, population-based observational study among 3-17 year-old individuals evaluated between June, 2011, and July, 2012. RESULTS: A total number of 118 @entity1 were included. The mean age was 7.4 years, with a standard deviation of 3.86; 72.0% of the @entity1 had a normal weight. Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors was distributed as follows: inadequate food habits, 89.0%; sedentary lifestyle, 78.8%; family history of @entity65 , 16.1%; overweight, 15.3%, and @entity28 , 12.7%. There were no significant differences in risk factors between @entity1 and @entity1 . Among overweight and @entity28 @entity1 , sedentary lifestyle was present in 90.9%, and among normal-weight @entity1 , in 36.5% (p<0.001). Inadequate food habits were present in 84.8% of the overweight and @entity28 @entity1 , and in 42.4% of those with normal weight (p<0.001). Among the study population, 97.5% had at least one risk factor and 42.4% presented 3 or more. The presence of 3 or more @entity65 risk factors was higher in @entity28 @entity1 , when compared to overweight (p<0.001) and normal-weight @entity1 (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study indicate that there was a substantial burden of @entity65 risk factors in the 3-17 year-old @entity1 included, particularly in those who were @entity28 or overweight.
