Relación entre el perfil lipídico y el índice de masa corporal. Seguimiento de los 6 a los 11 años. Estudio Rivas-Vaciamadrid

Lipid profile was worse in 11-year-old children in the fourth BMI quartile than in the remaining children. Obese children had higher values of the indexes studied, supporting the importance of obesity as a cardiovascular risk factor.