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Table 3 Biochemical data, by social vulnerability

From: Social vulnerability and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents

Variables

Total (n = 260)

Non-vulnerable

(n = 168)

Vulnerable

(n = 92)

P value

Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)

84 (77–89)

84 (79–90)

80 (76–87.7)

0.128

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

157 (140–174)

157.5 (142–173)

154.5 (138–175)

0.102

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

78 (62–95)

80.5 (64.2–96)

73.5 (56.5–89.7)

0.027

HDL-c (mg/dL)

47 (42–50)

47 (42–50)

48 (43–50)

0.569

LDL-c (mg/dL)

93 (78.2–110)

93 (78.2–111.7)

92.5 (77.1–109)

0.229

Hyperglycemia % (n)

8.1 (21)

8.3 (14)

7.6 (7)

0.383

Dyslipidemia % (n)

68.5 (178)

69.6 (117)

66.3 (61)

0.580

  1. Values expressed as median and interquartile range or frequency (n). T, Mann-Whitney, and chi-squared tests were applied, depending on the variable, to evaluate level of significance. HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Bold denotes values considered significant