Table 2.

Laboratory characteristics of obese children aged 2–11 years by age group.

	Total		Aged 2–5 years		Aged 6–9 years		Aged 10–11 years		p value
	n = 284		n = 73		n = 143		n = 68
	n	%a	n	%a	n	%a	n	%a
Total cholesterol									0.259
≥170 mg/dL	109	26	22	34	56	43	31	48
<170 mg/dL	151	74	43	66	74	57	34	52
Not evaluatedb	24		8		13		3
Triglycerides									0.108
≥75 mg/dL (≤9 years) or ≥90 mg/dL (≥10 years)	169	65	35	55	93	70	41	63
<75 mg/dL (≤9 years) or <90 mg/dL (≥10 years)	93	35	29	45	40	30	24	37
Not evaluatedb	22		9		10		3
LDL									0.055
≥110 mg/dL	93	36	16	25	48	37	29	45
<110 mg/dL	165	64	48	75	82	63	35	55
Not evaluatedb	26		9		13		4
HDL									0.160
≤45 mg/dL	173	66	40	62	85	63	48	76
>45 mg/dL	88	34	24	38	49	37	15	24
Not evaluatedb	23		9		9		5
HOMA-IR									0.007
Elevated	80	62	12	39	49	69	19	73
Normal	48	37	19	61	22	31	7	27
Not evaluatedb	156		42		72		42

LDL: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance.

^aColumn percentage.

^bNot included in percentages.