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Table 2 Serum lipid levels in boys by age group and Tanner stage (≥ 10 years)

From: Age, maturation and serum lipid parameters: findings from the German Health Survey for Children and Adolescents

  

N

TC [mg/dL]

HDL-C [mg/dL]

Non-HDL-C [mg/dL]

Age group

 

7187

   

 1–2

Mean

558

153.0 (150.0–156.0)

47.9 (46.8–49.1)

105.1(102.0–108.1)

P50

 

151.1 (148.4–153.9)

48.0 (46.9–49.8)

102.7 (99.6–105.9)

P95/P10a

 

196.3 (189.8–202.7)

32.8 (30.5–35.0)

151.1 (141.9–160.3)

 3–6

Mean

1544

163.3 (161.4–165.2)

55.6 (54.8–56.4)

107.7 (105.8–109.6)

P50

 

161.2 (159.2–163.2)

54.5 (53.5–55.5)

105.2 (103.3–107.2)

P95/P10 a

 

212.6 (206.5–218.7)

40.4 (38.9–41.8)

153.9 (149.1–158.6)

 7–9

Mean

1427

165.2 (163.6–166.7)

60.0 (59.1–60.9)

105.1 (103.5–106.7)

P50

 

162.9 (160.7–165.1)

59.5 (58.8–60.5)

103.0 (101.0–105.0)

P95/P10 a

 

208.3 (205.8–210.9)

43.7 (42.4–45.1)

146.0 (143.1–148.9)

 10–13

Mean

1909

164.5 (162.8–166.2)

59.0 (58.2–59.7)

105.6 (103.9–107.2)

P50

 

161.8 (160.1–163.5)

57.9 (56.9–58.9)

102.2 (100.3–104.1)

P95/P10 a

 

214.2 (209.7–218.8)

42.5 (41.5–43.5)

155.1 (151.8–158.4)

 14–17

Mean

1749

152.3 (150.8–153.9)

51.4 (50.8–52.1)

100.9 (99.3–102.5)

P50

 

149.6 (147.8–151.3)

50.1 (49.2–51.0)

97.2 (95.6–98.9)

P95/P10 a

 

198.2 (195.0–201.5)

37.9 (37.2–38.6)

149.1 (145.0–153.1)

Tanner stage (≥10 years)b

3658

   

 1

Mean

509

169.2 (166.1–172.3)

60.6 (59.4–61.9)

108.5 (105.6–111.5)

P50

 

166.9 (163.3–170.4)

60.5 (58.8–62.2)

105.3 (101.2–109.4)

P95/P10 a

 

213.1 (104.1–222.1)

43.3 (40.9–45.6)

154.2 (149.4–158.9)

 2

Mean

727

167.5 (165.3–169.7)

59.7 (58.6–60.8)

107.8 (105.5–110.1)

P50

 

164.9 (162.1–167.7

58.9 (57.3–60.4)

104.4 (101.1–107.7)

P95/P10 a

 

215.9 (210.2 (221.7)

43.3 (42.0–44.6)

158.9 (153.6–164.1)

 3

Mean

374

164.0 (160.5–167.5)

58.7 (57.1–60.4)

105.2 (101.7–108.8)

P50

 

161.0 (156.9–165.0)

57.0 (55.3–58.7)

101.7 (97.0–106.4)

P95/P10 a

 

217.1 (206.7–227.6)

42.7 (40.7–44.8)

156.4 (143.0–169.6)

 4

Mean

458

154.1 (151.5–156.7)

54.0 (52.5–55.5)

100.2 (97.5–102.8)

P50

 

153.1 (150.0–156.2)

52.3 (50.5–54.1)

96.6 (93.8–99.5)

P95/P10 a

 

198.9 (192.7–205.1)

38.7 (36.8–40.6)

145.3 (139.9–150.7)

 5

Mean

1069

150.0 (148.0–151.9)

51.9 (51.1–52.6)

98.1 (96.1–100.1)

P50

 

147.4 (144.8–150.0)

50.4 (49.4–51.4)

95.3 (93.5–97.2)

P95/P10 a

 

193.8 (189.0–198.5)

38.1 (37.2–38.9)

140.6 (124.0–147.3)

 6

Mean

521

154.2 (151.5–157.0)

50.0 (49.0–51.0)

104.2 (101.5–106.9)

P50

 

151.3 (147.3–155.2)

49.1 (47.9–50.4)

100.9(98.3–103.6)

P95/P10 a

 

202.9 (196.0–209.8)

37.2 (35.7–38.7)

156.5 (148.9–164.0)

  1. aP95 for TC and non-HDL-C and P10 for HDL-C according to the cut-offs for high plasma lipid concentrations for children and adolescents from the Expert Panel on Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents [7]
  2. bThe stage of puberty defined according to Tanner stage was only collected for boys and girls aged 10 years and older
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