Table 3.

Cholesterol and triglycerides levels considered as acceptable, borderline or high in childhood [12].

	Acceptable	Borderline	High
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	<170	170–199	≥200
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	<110	110–129	≥130
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
0–9 years	<75	75–99	≥100
10–19 years	<90	90–129	≥130
Non HDL-cholesterol	<120	120–144	≥145
	Acceptable	Borderline	Low
HDL-cholesterol	≥45	40–44	<40