ERICA: prevalence of dyslipidemia in Brazilian adolescents

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To determine the distribution of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides in Brazilian adolescents, as well as the prevalence of altered levels of such parameters. METHODS Data from the Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA) were use...

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Main Authors: José Rocha Faria Neto, Vivian Freitas Rezende Bento, Cristina Pellegrino Baena, Marcia Olandoski, Luis Gonzaga de Oliveira Gonçalves, Gabriela de Azevedo Abreu, Maria Cristina Caetano Kuschnir, Katia Vergetti Bloch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-02-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102016000200311&lng=en&tlng=en