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With rates of childhood obesity remaining high over the last decade, rates of associated conditions are of interest. Researchers used the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to examine trends in lipid levels and blood pressure (BP) in approximately 1500 children (age range, 8–17) from 1999 to 2012.
Significant decreasing linear trends were seen for rates of nonfasting total cholesterol levels ≥200 mg/dL (from 11% in 1999 to 8% in 2012), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) <40 mg/dL (18% to 13%), and non-HDL-C ≥145 mg/dL (14% to 8%). Blood pressure measurements (the average of three readings during a single clinic visit) showed a significant decreasing linear trend in hypertension (BP ≥95th percentile systolic or diastol…