lipid profiles and prevalence of dyslipidemia in eastern iranian adolescents, birjand, 2012

background: cardiovascular risk factors begin in childhood and adolescence. this study aimed at assessing serum lipids and prevalence of dyslipidemia in 11-18 year old students of birjand. method: the present cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study was done on 2,643 middle and high school students of birjand aged 11-18 years (1,396 girls and 1,247 boys). blood samples were collected for the measurement of blood lipids, including cholesterol, triglyceride, hdl, and ldl after a 12-hour fasting period. the defined borderline and abnormal values stated in 2011 by the american academy of child, was used. results: according to our results, it is concluded that: (i) 34.3% (31.3% girls and 37.6% boys) of adolescents had at least one dyslipidemia. (ii) 24.7% of the individuals had hdl lower than 40, where 14% of them tg≥130, 6.1% of cases tc≥200, and 3.5% of cases ldl≥130. lipid disorder within low hdl type and hypertriglyceridemia were significantly higher in boys (p<0.05) than girls. hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia in the age group of 11-14 years and low hdl in the age group of 15-18 years showed the highest values (p<0.05). conclusion: adolescents of birjand have high prevalence of dyslipidemia. preventive measures are recommended to improve lifestyle, including healthy nutrition, encouraging adolescents to exercise, and more mobility.