Table 2.

Reference values of lipid profile for children and adolescents

Lipids	With fasting (mg/dL)	Without fasting (mg/dL)
Total cholesterol*	< 170	< 170
HDL-C	> 45	> 45
Triglycerides (0-9 years) **	< 75	< 85
Triglycerides (10-19 years) **	< 90	< 100
LDL-C	< 110	< 110

^*Total cholesterol > 230 mg/dL: consider the likelihood of familial hypercholesterolemia;

^**When the triglycerides levels are above 440 mg/dL (without fasting), the prescribing physician must request a new triglycerides measurement after 12-hour fasting and the laboratory should consider this as a new triglycerides test.