Can children also have high blood fat?

Can children also have high blood fat?

Many people think that the three high, that is, high blood pressure, high blood lipids, high blood sugar, is a disease that middle-aged and elderly people will suffer from. However, the data in recent years show that due to the gradual younger age of obese patients, the three high complications caused by obesity are gradually showing a younger trend, so hyperlipidemia is not rare in children. International data show that 15% of children aged 6-11 years have dyslipidemia, and 25% of children aged 12-19 years have dyslipidemia.

So, what kind of child is likely to suffer from hyperlipidemia? I'm going to tell you today.

Classification of hyperlipidemia

Hyperlipidemia can be divided into hyperlipidemia of fat people and hyperlipidemia of lean people. The hyperlipidemia caused by obesity is a side effect of obesity, which can generally be restored to normal after weight control/diet.

There is another type of more serious hyperlipidemia - hyperlipidemia of lean people, which is generally caused by genetic factors. As the name suggests, this is a hereditary hyperlipidemia, is a genetic problem, severe hyperlipidemia in our skin above the formation of xanthoma.

Diagnostic criteria for familial hypercholesterolemia

Among hereditary hyperlipidemia, the most common is familial hypercholesterolemia. For children, according to the criteria of the Chinese Expert Consensus on Screening and Diagnosis of Familial hypercholesterolemia published in the Chinese Cardiovascular Journal in 2018, the following two points can be met to achieve clinical diagnosis.

1. Untreated blood LDL-C level ≥3.6 mmol/L (140 mg/dl);

2. First-degree relatives with FH or early-onset coronary heart disease.

When should I bring my child to the doctor?

If the child meets any of the following, it is recommended to take him to the endocrine department of the hospital:

Obese children;

Immediate family members with hyperlipidemia or early-onset coronary heart disease;

Children with xanthoma;

Previous tests found elevated blood lipids.