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. 2013 May 24;12:77. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-12-77

Table 4.

Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for high-normal LDL-C by sex

    Fourth graders (age 9-10 years)
Seventh graders (age 12-13 years)
 
Crude
Adjusted*
 
Crude
Adjusted*
n OR 95% CI OR 95% CI n OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Boys
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 BMI percentile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
< 50th
822
1
 
1
 
690
1
 
1
 
 
50 - 74th
412
1.36
0.97-1.89
1.35
0.95-1.90
346
0.97
0.66-1.43
0.96
0.65-1.44
 
75 - 84th
165
1.95
1.28-2.97
1.95
1.25-3.04
137
0.92
0.53-1.60
0.80
0.45-1.44
 
85 - 94th
164
3.92
2.68-5.74
3.91
2.61-5.84
138
2.04
1.31-3.20
1.94
1.22-3.10
 
≥ 95th
82
8.08
5.00-13.07
8.16
4.94-13.47
69
4.18
2.46-7.11
4.16
2.39-7.24
 
 
 
(P for trend < 0.001)
(P for trend < 0.001)
 
(P for trend < 0.001)
(P for trend < 0.001)
Girls
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 BMI percentile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
< 50th
763
1
 
1
 
661
1
 
1
 
 
50 - 74th
380
1.16
0.87-1.56
1.17
0.86-1.59
330
1.20
0.86-1.67
1.24
0.87-1.76
 
75 - 84th
152
1.33
0.89-2.00
1.33
0.87-2.03
132
1.50
0.96-2.35
1.70
1.07-2.69
 
85 - 94th
152
2.52
1.74-3.64
2.57
1.75-3.78
132
1.90
1.24-2.91
1.95
1.24-3.05
 
≥ 95th
76
3.30
2.03-5.35
3.28
1.98-5.44
66
2.04
1.17-3.58
2.01
1.12-3.63
      (P for trend < 0.001) (P for trend < 0.001)   (P for trend < 0.001) (P for trend < 0.001)

*Adjusted for family history of hypercholesterolemia and exercise.

BMI, body mass index; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.