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. 2010 Jun-Jul;26(6):e201–e205. doi: 10.1016/s0828-282x(10)70400-1

TABLE 2.

Descriptive information for low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and triglyceride measures

Lipid variable Total (n=1235)
Boys (n=659)
Girls (n=576)
Median (interquartile range) Measures with a high-risk value, % Median (interquartile range) Measures with a high-risk value, % Median (interquartile range) Measures with a high-risk value, %
LDL cholesterol* 2.25 (1.84–2.71) 2.8 2.17 (1.81–2.66) 2.0 2.38 (1.86–2.74) 3.8
HDL cholesterol* 1.32 (1.16–1.60) 15.4 1.27 (1.14–1.55) 18.1 1.40 (1.19–1.66) 12.2
Triglycerides* 0.86 (0.59–1.12) 4.8 0.82 (0.58–1.12) 4.3 0.88 (0.60–1.11) 5.4
*

Median LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglyceride values are presented in mmol/L. To convert LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol values from mmol/L to mg/dL, multiply by a factor of 38.67. To convert triglyceride values from mmol/L to mg/dL, multiply by a factor of 88.5