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Table 1 Cholesterol, triglyceride and HDL-C by sex, age group and BMI Z quartiles I-III and IV

From: Sex differences in HDL ApoC-III in American Indian youth

 

Sex

Age

BMI Z quartiles

  

(years)

I-III

n

IV

n

p

Total

Females

5-9

147.4 + 23.5

95

148.9 + 25.3

32

0.7586

cholesterol

 

10-14

138.6 + 23.3

138

147.5 + 32.9

46

0.0919

(mg/dl)

 

15-19

142.1 + 28.9

120

150.5 + 31.4

41

0.1336

 

Males

5-9

151.4 + 27.5

91

152.2 + 28.2

31

0.8967

  

10-14

142.1 + 28.7

135

148.3 + 31.3

45

0.2425

  

15-19

144.3 + 28.9

97

156.8 + 31.9

32

0.0513

Triglycerides

Females

5-9

58.1 + 37.4

95

85.9 + 60.0

32

 

(mg/dl)

 

10-14

70.3 + 38.0

138

108.7 + 62.8

46

 
  

15-19

69.3 + 37.8

120

92.8 + 37.6

41

 
 

Males

5-9

47.8 + 20.6

91

78.2 + 41.1

31

 
  

10-14

62.1 + 30.0

135

93.2 + 43.9

45

 
  

15-19

76.2 + 35.6

97

122.3 + 78.6

32

 

Log triglycerides

Females

5-9

3.91 + 0.54

95

4.28 + 0.59

32

0.0026

  

10-14

4.13 + 0.49

138

4.54 + 0.56

46

0.0001

  

15-19

4.12 + 0.48

120

4.46 + 0.37

41

0.0001

 

Males

5-9

3.76 + 0.48

91

4.24 + 0.49

31

0.0001

  

10-14

4.02 + 0.45

135

4.42 + 0.51

45

0.0001

  

15-19

4.23 + 0.47

97

4.63 + 0.58

32

0.0007

HDL-C

       

(mg/dl)

Females

5-9

47.0 + 9.4

95

39.5 + 9.2

32

0.0002

  

10-14

43.2 + 9.4

138

38.1 + 7.5

46

0.0003

  

15-19

44.7 + 8.6

120

39.1 + 9.6

41

0.0018

 

Males

5-9

51.0 + 11.4

91

39.3 + 8.3

31

0.0001

  

10-14

44.8 + 9.9

135

37.5 + 6.6

45

0.0001

  

15-19

40.2 + 8.7

97

36.7 + 8.8

32

0.0508

  1. The p values are derived from testing the difference in means of those with BMI Z quartiles I-III vs. IV.