Dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: is it time to screen?
Nearly half of cSLE patients had dyslipidemia, especially those with younger age at diagnosis, higher body mass index, proteinuria, and suboptimal-controlled disease. Metabolic syndrome and hyperuricemia were present. Lipid profile assessment in early adolescents is recommended to identify metabolic comorbidities in cSLE.
Authors
- Kwanjai Chotipanang
- Puthita Saengpanit
- Maynart Sukharomana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3879-4374)
- Kraisoon Lomjansook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8735-9678)
- Sirirat Charuvanij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0506-6039)
- Sirin Nuntasri
Institutions
- Siriraj Hospital (TH)
- Mahidol University (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lipids in Health and Disease
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-024-02395-4
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.35
Funders
- Mahidol University
- Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University