BOSNIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 2009; 9 (3): 182-186

Atherosclerosis is a pathological condition that begins in early childhood, but clinically the disease manifests in older age. Th e aim of work was to determine frequency of atherosclerosis risk factors in healthy school children. Cross-sectional study included children in mean age ,±, years, within range to years. Patients body mass index, blood pressure, lipid status, dietary habits, physical activity and sedentary habits have been evaluated. Cardiovascular risk factors are signifi cantly present in children (P<,) i.e. one cardiovascular risk factor is present in / (,) children, two risk factors had / (,) children, while / (,) children had three or more cardiovascular risk factors. Obesity was present in / (,) children, while overweight was present in / (,) children. Hypertension was present in / (,) children, and it was signifi cantly present (p<,) in obese and overweight children. Total cholesterol was increased in / (,) children, LDL-cholesterol was increased in / (,), increased triglycerides had / (,) children, while decreased HDL-cholesterol was found in (/, ,) children. Unhealthy dietary habits were present in / (,) chil-dren, / (,) children is physically inactive, while sedentary habits were shown in