Table II.

Prevalence and prevalence ratio of high serum non-HDL-C levels^* among US children ages 6–19 years by age, sex, and race/ethnicity—NHANES, 2005–2010

Characteristics	Prevalence		Prevalence ratio
	n†	% (95% CI)	(95% CI)
Age, y
6–8	106	9.0 (7.3–11.0)	1.00
9–11	153	11.8 (9.9–14.0)	1.31 (1.03–1.66)
12–16	228	8.4 (6.9–10.2)	0.93 (0.71–1.21)
17–19	224	15.0 (12.9–17.3)	1.66 (1.33–2.08)
Total (6–19)	711	10.7 (9.6–11.9)
Sex and age, y
6–8
Male	46	7.3 (5.0–10.4)	1.00
Female	60	11.0 (8.2–14.6)	1.51 (0.91–2.5)
9–11
Male	82	12.8 (10.1–16.1)	1.00
Female	71	10.8 (7.7–14.8)	0.84 (0.54–1.31)
12–16
Male	133	9.3 (7.2–12.0)	1.00
Female	95	7.5 (5.5–10.1)	0.80 (0.54–1.19)
17–19
Male	124	16.4 (13.0–20.5)	1.00
Female	100	13.4 (10.6–16.7)	0.81 (0.57–1.15)
Total (6–19
Male	385	11.2 (9.7–12.9)	1.00
Female	326	10.1 (8.6–11.8)	0.90 (0.73–1.11)
Race/ethnicity and age, y
6–8
Non-Hispanic white	35	9.1 (6.7–12.4)	1.00
Non-Hispanic black	17	5.5 (3.1–9.4)	0.60 (0.29–1.22)
Mexican American	34	8.8 (5.5–13.8)	0.96 (0.58–1.59)
9–11
Non-Hispanic white	55	13.5 (10.5–17.1)	1.00
Non-Hispanic black	25	6.9 (4.8–9.8)	0.51 (0.33–0.79)
Mexican American	45	9.8 (7.6–12.6)	0.73 (0.52–1.04)
12–16
Non-Hispanic white	69	8.5 (6.2–11.5)	1.00
Non-Hispanic black	52	7.6 (6.1–9.5)	0.90 (0.63–1.28)
Mexican American	78	9.0 (6.9–11.6)	1.06 (0.70–1.60)
17–19
Non-Hispanic white	84	17.0 (13.8–20.8)	1.00
Non-Hispanic black	53	10.3 (7.9–13.2)	0.60 (0.44–0.83)
Mexican American	62	12.9 (9.9–16.6)	0.76 (0.55–1.05)
Total (6–19)
Non-Hispanic white	243	11.5 (9.9–13.4)	1.00
Non-Hispanic black	147	7.7 (6.7–8.9)	0.67 (0.54–0.82)
Mexican American	219	9.9 (8.6–11.5)	0.86 (0.70–1.06)

^*A high level of non-HDL-C was defined as serum non-HDL-C concentration ≥145 mg/dL.

^†Number of subjects with high level of non-HDL-C.