Letter to the Editor: Atherosclerotic Markers in Obese and Nonobese Children and Relationship with Nighttime Hypertension

We have read the article by Tekin et al. entitled ‘Ambulatory blood pressure parameters in office normotensive obese and non-obese children: relationship with insulin resistance and atherosclerotic markers’ with great interest. The authors suggested that the ratio of high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and the ratio of total cholesterol (TC) to HDL-C in children and adolescents might be risk factors for nighttime hypertension. However, we think there are some points that should be mentioned as contributory factors.