Cardiovascular risk factors encountered during medical examination in athletic children
Insights
Child athletes face significant cardiovascular risks. Obesity and hypertension are prevalent, with family history, especially parental obesity, strongly linked to these conditions in young athletes.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Sports Medicine
- Cardiology
Background:
- Cardiovascular risk factors increase disease risk in adults and can cause events during sports.
- Understanding these factors in young athletes is crucial for preventative strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in child athletes.
- To investigate the association between family history of cardiovascular risk factors and the clinical status of child athletes.
Main Methods:
- A retrospective study analyzed 1021 child athletes.
- Data collected included overweight, obesity, hypertension, and family history of obesity, type 2 diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and stroke.
Main Results:
- 22.1% of child athletes were obese, and 2.1% had hypertension.
- Obesity was the most frequent family risk factor, present in 30% of cases.
Conclusions:
- Child athletes exhibit notable rates of obesity and hypertension.
- A family history of obesity is a significant predictor of these conditions in young athletes, highlighting the importance of genetic predisposition.
Abstract:
Cardiovascular risk factors can predispose to cardiovascular disease in adults or lead to cardiovascular events while practicing sports. The objectives of this study were: 1) to estimate the distribution of individual cardiovascular risk factors; 2) to establish a relationship between cardiovascular risk factors in parents or grandparents and the children's clinical condition. This was a retrospective study to assess overweight, obesity and hypertension in 1021 child athletes. The family history of obesity, type 2 diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and stroke was studied. Out of the studied children, 22.1% (n= 226) were obese and 2.1% (n= 21) had hypertension. Obesity was the most common family risk factor (30%).
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