Table 2.
Prevalence of lipid disorders among schoolchildren in central and northern Mexico for the overall sample (All) by ethnic group and by obesity (OB).
| Prevalence | All n = 977 |
CM-Mexico City n = 325 |
CM-Puebla n = 302 |
NM-Urban n = 148 |
NM-Yaquis n = 135 |
NM-Seris n = 67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OB % | 17 | 28.6 | 6.3 | 23.6 | 8.14 | 20.4 |
| High TG, n (%) | 496 (50.7) | 198 (60.9) | 138 (45.7) | 86 (58.1) | 51 (37.8) | 23 (34.3) |
| % High TG with OB | 23.0 | 34.8 | 10.9 | 24.4 | 17.4 | 21.7 |
| High TC, n (%) | 339 (34.7) | 176 (54.2) | 45 (14.9) | 76 (51.4) | 26 (19.3) | 16 (23.9) |
| % High TC with OB | 23.6 | 30.1 | 8.9 | 18.4 | 23.1 | 18.8 |
| Low HDL, n (%) | 166 (17.0) | 58 (17.8) | 83 (27.5) | 5 (3.4) | 15 (11.1) | 5 (7.5) |
| % Low HDL with OB | 28.3 | 56.9 | 13.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 60.0 |
| High LDL n (%) | 132 (13.5) | 84 (25.4) | 22 (7.3) | 20 (13.5) | 4 (3.0) | 2 (3.0) |
| % High LDL with OB | 28.0 | 33.3 | 18.2 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Low ApoA1, n (%) | 58 (8.6) | 27 (8.3) | na | 2 (1.4) | 24 (17.8) | 5 (7.4) |
| % Low ApoA1 with OB | 20.7 | 33.3 | na | 0.0 | 4.1 | 40.0 |
| High ApoB, n (%) | 242 (35.8) | 118 (36.3) | na | 93 (62.8) | 22 (16.3) | 9 (13.4) |
| % High ApoB with OB | 31.0 | 37.3 | na | 24.7 | 27.3 | 22.2 |
| Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 644 (66.0) | 255 (75.5) | 175 (58.0) | 113 (76.4) | 70 (52.0) | 31 (46.3) |
| % Dyslipidemia with OB | 21.7 | 32.2 | 10.3 | 22.1 | 12.9 | 19.4 |
Lipid disorders (high or low levels) were classified according to the borderline-high criteria of the Expert Panel on Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. na, information for ApoaA and ApoB in CM-Puebla is not available.