Table 1 Average university student lipid parameters by race, financial need, gender, and athletic participation, 2003–15*,**
From: Screening and socioeconomic associations of dyslipidemia in young adults
|  | N = 4423 | TCa | TG | HDL-Ca | VLDL-C | LDL-C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Race | ||||||
 Caucasian | 3697 | 160.2 (158.1, 162.2) | 89.2 (86.4, 92.0) | 55.7 (54.8, 56.5) | 17.7 (17.1, 18.2) | 86.4 (84.7, 88.1) |
 African-American | 227 | 161.2 (157.1, 165.3) | 64.9 (59.3, 70.5) | 59.4 (57.7, 61.1) | 12.7 (11.6, 13.8) | 88.6 (85.3, 92.0) |
 Asian | 169 | 164.8 (160.0, 169.6) | 91.5 (84.9, 98.1) | 57.7 (55.8, 59.7) | 18.1 (16.8, 19.5) | 88.6 (84.6, 92.6) |
 Hispanic | 139 | 161.8 (156.6, 166.9) | 89.4 (82.3, 96.5) | 56.6 (54.5, 58.7) | 17.7 (16.3, 19.1) | 87.1 (82.9, 91.4) |
 Others | 191 | 160.9 (156.5, 165.4) | 87.5 (81.4, 93.6) | 55.8 (54.0, 57.6) | 17.3 (16.0, 18.5) | 87.4 (83.7, 91.1) |
Financial Need Status b | ||||||
 High need (~$86 k) | 1387 | 159.7 (157.2, 162.2) | 82.2 (78.7, 85.6) | 56.5 (55.5, 57.5) | 16.3 (15.6, 17.0) | 86.4 (84.3, 88.4) |
 Medium need (~$169 k) | 234 | 165.5 (161.2, 169.8) | 87.7 (81.8, 93.6) | 57.7 (56.0, 59.5) | 17.3 (16.1, 18.5) | 90.1 (86.5, 93.7) |
 Low need (~$182 k) | 2802 | 160.1 (157.8, 162.4) | 83.7 (80.5, 86.8) | 56.8 (55.9, 57.8) | 16.5 (15.9, 17.1) | 86.4 (84.5, 88.3) |
Gender | ||||||
 Female | 2605 | 167.6 (165.0, 170.2) | 84.2 (80.6, 87.7) | 61.8 (60.7, 62.8) | 16.6 (15.9, 17.4) | 88.8 (86.6, 90.9) |
 Male | 1818 | 155.9 (153.3, 158.6) | 84.8 (81.2, 88.5) | 52.3 (51.2, 53.4) | 16.7 (16.0, 17.5) | 86.5 (84.3, 88.7) |
Athletic Participation | ||||||
 Yes | 331 | 161.2 (157.6, 164.8) | 82.8 (77.8, 87.8) | 57.9 (56.5, 59.4) | 16.3 (15.3, 17.3) | 86.5 (83.4, 89.5) |
 No | 4092 | 162.4 (160.3, 164.4) | 86.2 (83.4, 89.1) | 56.1 (55.3, 57.0) | 17.1 (16.4, 17.6) | 88.8 (87.1, 90.5) |