Table 3.

Selected percentiles of lipoprotein(a) distributions and prevalence of concentrations > 30 mg/dL in children and young adults aged 4–19 years by ethnic group and age: NHANES-III, 1988–1994.

Ethnicity	Age (Yrs)	Lipoprotein(a) mg/dL					N
		Percentile
		5	10	50	90	95
		Girls
Nonhispanic white
	4–5	0	0	7	35	62	113
	6–11	0	0	9.5	34	60	146
	12–15	0	0	8.5	47	55	106
	16–19	0	0	13	54	61	84
Nonhispanic black
	4–5	1	7	32.5	74	100	146
	6–11	0	3	31	72	98	288
	12–15	2	9	34	78	102	191
	16–19	1	5	30	71	80	166
Mexican American
	4–5	0	0	6	28	36	152
	6–11	0	0	11	46	59	177
	12–15	0	0	9	47	56.5	140
	16–19	0	0	10	34	52	119
		Boys
Nonhispanic white
	4–5	0	0	7	38	62	101
	6–11	0	0	17	63	75	158
	12–15	0	0	11	49	56	81
	16–19	0	0	7	38	65	65
Nonhispanic black
	4–5	2	5	31	75	94	157
	6–11	2	6	34	78	105	286
	12–15	0	2	32	75	78	167
	16–19	0	9	32	66	75	141
Mexican American
	4–5	0	0	5	34	57	157
	6–11	0	0	8	45	67	199
	12–15	0	0	8.5	49	60	132
	16–19	0	0	7	37	55	113