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Table 2 Anthropometric measurements according to lipid levels (elevated vs normal levels) in overweight schoolchildren

From: Dietary intake and blood lipid profile in overweight and obese schoolchildren

Variables

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)

LDL-Col (mg/dL)

HDL-Col (mg/dL)

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

 

Normal (n=130)

Elevated (n=17)

Normal (n=134)

Elevated (n=13)

Normal (n=134)

Elevated (n=13)

Normal (n=132)

Elevated (n=15)

 

Mean(SD)

Mean(SD)

Mean(SD)

Mean(SD)

Weight (kg)

40.0(10.7)

42.4(11.2)

40.0(10.6)

43.0(12.1)

40.0(10.8)

43.2(9.3)

39.4(10.4)

47.9(10.4)

p-valor

0.3929

0.3425

0.3078

0.0032

WC (cm)

71.2 (9.1)

72.7(10.0)

71.1(9.1)

73.6(10.2)

71.1(9.3)

73.5(7.9)

70.5(8.9)

78.6(8.8)

p-valor

0.5112

0.3548

0.3919

0.0012

Body Fat (%)

28.5 (6.3)

30.2(6.0)

28.6(6.3)

29.8(5.6)

28.6(6.3)

29.3(5.7)

28.1(6.0)

34.0(6.5)

p-valor

0.2917

0.4896

0.7268

0.0004

  1. HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; WC: waist circumference.