TABLE 1.

Mean Laboratory Values by BMI Percentile

BMI Percentile	Cholesterol (n = 7099), mg/dL	HDL (n = 7099), mg/dL	LDL (n = 2027), mg/dL	Triglycerides (n = 2103), mg/dL	Glucose (n = 2135), mg/dL	Glycohemoglobin (n = 4496), %
5	157.8	57.9	81.7	67.3	93.8	5.14
10	161.2	56.7	85.6	77.5	91.8	5.16
15	160.1	55.6	89.9	71.9	90.8	5.17
20	156.8	55.9	82.0	74.4	93.3	5.19
25	160.5	57.8	90.0	78.8	92.2	5.13
30	161.9	57.5	89.0	71.9	94.3	5.16
35	155.6	55.4	75.3a	74.0	94.7	5.18
40	159.2	55.4	79.6	68.3	91.1	5.13
45	160.3	56.0	81.5	91.1	102.6	5.22
50	159.2	55.0	87.8	83.5	89.8b	5.15
55	161.1	55.8	86.9	71.3	89.7	5.13
60	161.3	54.2b	86.4	75.0	89.4b	5.11b
65	159.3	53.3a	85.7	79.7	91.7	5.13
70	161.6	54.0b	89.9	78.5	91.3	5.14
75	160.8	53.9b	83.8	83.0	92.2	5.17
80	167.1a	52.0a	94.3b	85.2	91.8	5.11
85	163.6	50.8a	95.7	88.3	93.5	5.14
90	165.8a	50.1a	95.9a	102.1a	91.7	5.15
95	169.3a	46.5a	98.0a	125.2a	94.2	5.18
99	167.9b	43.5a	97.9	124.7a	100.6a	5.33a

N = 8216; mean age: 11.6 years (range: 6–17 years); 50.6% male.

^aP < .01.

^bP < .05, comparing estimate with all lower BMI categories.