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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Mar;60(3):360–367. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000584

Table 1.

Proportion of children in the TONIC Trial with Dyslipidemia and Mean Lipid Levels(N=173)

Baseline 96 Weeks
Lipid type and cutoff for
dyslipidemia
Mean
(95% CI)
Dyslipidemic
N(%)
Mean
(95% CI)
Dyslipidemic
N(%)
P Value
Triglycerides, mg/dL
  Dyslipidemic: ≥130 mg/dL
152.5
(137.5, 167.6)
87(50.3%) 165.0
(149.0, 180.9)
80(53.3%) 0.006
HDL, mg/dL
  Dyslipidemic: <40 mg/dL
37.9
(36.6, 39.2)
107(61.8%) 35.1
(33.9, 36.3)
110(73.3%) <0.001
Total cholesterol,mg/dL
  Dyslipidemic: ≥200 mg/dL
176.3
(170.3,182.4)
41(23.7%) 169.8
(163.6,175.9)
25(16.7%) 0.02
LDL, mg/dL
  Dyslipidemic: ≥130 mg/dL
108.8
(104.3,113.4)
37(21.5%) 103.4
(98.2,108.7)
26(17.9%) 0.004
Non-HDL-C, mg/dL
  Dyslipidemic: ≥145 mg/dL
138.5
(132.6,144.3)
61(35.2%) 134.6
(128.6,140.7)
54(36.0%) 0.15
Triglycerides/HDL
  Combined dyslipidemia of obesity: >3.0
4.3
(3.8, 4.8)
99(57.2%) 5.0
(4.4, 5.5)
103(59.5%) <0.001

Adapted from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute(NHLBI) Expert Panel Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents.1