Prevalence of risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in children and adolescents based on the data from health centers

Objective. To estimate frequency of overweight, obesity, high blood pressure and hypercholesterolemia in children and adolescents – visitors of health centers.Material and methods. In a cross-sectional retrospective study there were analyzed different data: height, weight, arterial pressure, total cholesterol level in blood samples of 70.001 children (36.097 boys) aged 6–17 years from 17 regions of Russia. Overweight and obesity were determined by the WHO`s diagnostic criteria, z-score tables of body mass index, taking into account gender and age. Hypercholesterolemia was diagnosed as total cholesterol level > 5,2 mmol/l, high blood pressure as systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure > 95‰ of blood pressure curve in the population with the corresponding age, gender and height.Results. Frequency of overweight, obesity, high blood pressure and hypercholesterolemia were 18.2%, 6.9%, 5.2% and 3.0% in boys and 15.9%, 5.3%, 4.8% and 4.1% in girls. Frequency of hypercholesterolemia exceeded standard values in 17 regions of Russian Federation (3.5%), in Perm Territory (18.8%), Chuvash Republic (6.9%) and Vladimir Region (8.5%). The maximum frequency of overweight and obesity was observed in the Perm Territory – 39.1% and 17.1%. Frequency of high blood pressure exceeded average values in 17 regions of Russian Federation (4.9%) twice – in Voronezh Region (10.6%) and three times in Khanty-Mansyisk–Yugra Region (15.2%). Conclusion. This data confirm the necessity of prevention intensification of cardiovascular disease, life-style modification and food habits in those regions of Russia with high frequency of cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents