ISSN (Online) : 2277-4572
Author(s): Piyush B. Tailor*, Shailesh M. Patel, Chinmay J. Shah, Niharika Upadhyay
Cardiovascular disease is among the major cause of morbidity and mortality in industrialized countries.The earlier prevailing belief that chronic disease in adulthood are the consequences of adult lifestyle choices and exposures, has now also given room for thought to the concept that the process of atherosclerosis begins in childhood and that the fatty streaks are present in children as young as three year of age. In present study, infant and newborn baby, coming to S.S.G Hospital, Vadodara were taken in to study. Infants were divided in three groups. First group included new born between age of 1-5 days, second group an infant between age of 6-12 weeks and the third group infants suffering from low birth weight. Blood samples were collected from the vein of normal new born, age group of 6-12 weeks and from LBW babies. Samples from new born babies were collected within the 24 -36 hours of birth time. Serum Cholesterol was measured using PAP method, Triglyceride using GPO method and HDL-Cholesterol using PTA method, VLDL-Cholesterol and LDL-Cholesterol was calculated by using Friedewald’s equation. Each and every baby has corresponding normal value according to its age. It cannot be comparable with other age group norm with adult. Lipid profile of the Indian population baby cannot be comparable with norms of the other country because there are many factor can change profile value, like dietary habit, living habit and condition, environment and atmosphere also. Baby suffering or come with SFD and LBW has higher chance of CHD in an adulthood compare to other normal child.
