Table 4.

Characteristics of Children With Normal or High LBP Plasma Levels

	LBP <15 μg/mL (n = 110)	LBP ≥15 μg/mL (n = 109)	P Value
Age, y	6.8 ± 1.4	6.6 ± 1.3
Gender, male, %	54.1	54.4
Ethnicity, Caucasian, %	65.2	65.1
BMI z-score	0.70 ± 1.16	1.78 ± 1.23	<.00001
AHI, per hrTST	2.45 ± 4.86	6.94 ± 10.40	<.00001
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	143.7 ± 24.5	159.8 ± 34.7	<.01
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	58.4 ± 13.6	49.4 ± 12.6	<.01
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	86.2 ± 22.9	99.9 ± 27.7	<.01
Triglycerides, mg/dL	62.7 ± 31.6	70.4 ± 29.8
HOMA-IR	1.33 ± 0.83	3.31 ± 1.78	<.00001
hsCRP, mg/dL	1.64 ± 2.70	3.31 ± 3.65	<.001
LBP, μg/mL	9.6 ± 2.8	31.5 ± 16.1	.00001