BACKGROUND Obesity is very frequently associated with conditions such as dyslipidemia and diabetes. OBJECTIVE To verify the diagnostic value of the cut-off points proposed by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) and Conde & Monteiro (C&M) for the screening and identification of dyslipidemia in children between 10 and 12 years of age. METHODS The Body Mass Index (BMI) of 374 children ...

V diagnostice a stanovování prognózy kardiovaskulárních onemocnění (KVO) již byla použita řada ukazatelů. Aterogenní index plazmy (AIP) se vypočítává jako logaritmus molárních koncentrací triglyceridu (TG) lipoproteinů o vysoké hustotě (high-density lipoprotein, HDL). Vynikající predikční hodnota AIP je výsledkem těsného vztahu mezi velikostí lipoproteinových čá...

We use the term "index predictor" to denote a score that consists of K binary rules such as "age > 60" or "blood pressure > 120 mm Hg." The index predictor is the sum of these binary scores, yielding a value from 0 to K. Such indices as often used in clinical studies to stratify population risk: They are usually derived from subject area considerations. In this paper, we propose a fast data-dri...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the cause of one third of deaths worldwide and this will progress because of increasing CVD's risk factors. The most basic task of dealing with the epidemic of CVD is primary prevention of risk factors. As Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP) is a strong marker to predict the risk of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, we assessed the correlation ...