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. 2023 Mar 13;41:e2021312. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2023/41/2021312

Table 4. Comparison between Z score means, according to the classification of cardiovascular risk parameters of overweight and obese adolescents (n=146).

Cardiovascular Risk Parameters (Classification) Z score
Total sample Sex
Boys
n=37
Girls
n=109
n Mean±SD p-value n Mean±SD p-value n Mean±SD p-value
Triglycerides
Adequate 76.0 2.9±0.8 0.287 21.0 3.2±0.9 0.095 55.0 2.8±0.8 0.599
Altered 70.0 3.0±0.9 16.0 3.7±0.8 54.0 2.8±0.8
HDL
Adequate 78.0 2.7±0.7 0.002 11.0 3.2±0.7 0.364 67.0 2.7±0.7 0.040
Altered 68.0 3.2±0.9 26.0 3.5±0.9 42.0 3.0±0.9
LDL
Adequate 107.0 3.0±0.9 0.347 26.0 3.4±0.9 0.610 81.0 2.8±0.8 0.310
Altered 39.0 2.8±0.9 11.0 3.3±0.8 28.0 2.7±0.8
Total cholesterol
Adequate 91.0 3.1±0.9 0.022 26.0 3.5±0.9 0.296 65.0 2.9±0.8 0.084
Altered 55.0 2.7±0.8 11.0 3.2±0.8 44.0 2.6±0.8
Castelli Risk Index 1
No risk 124.0 2.9±0.9 0.264 34.0 3.4±0.8 0.721 90.0 2.7±0.8 0.052
High risk 22.0 3.1±0.9 3.0 3.2±1.4 19.0 3.1±0.8
Castelli Risk Index 2
No risk 126.0 2.9±0.8 0.213 32.0 3.4±0.9 0.757 94.0 2.7±0.8 0.081
High risk 20.0 3.2±0.9 5.0 3.3±1.0 15.0 3.1±0.9
Atherogenic Index of Plasma
Low risk 36.0 2.7a±0.7 6.0 2.6a±0.4 30.0 2.7±0.7
Intermediate risk 29.0 2.7±0.9 0.011 6.0 3.2±1.1 0.033 23.0 2.6±0.8 0.236
Increased risk 81.0 3.1b±0.9 25.0 3.6b±0.8 56.0 2.9±0.9

HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein.