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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants in the total sample and stratified by sex

From: Beyond LDL cholesterol: remnant cholesterol is associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in children

Characteristic

All (n = 3417)

Male (n = 1700)

Female (n = 1717)

Age, y

9.6 ± 0.85

9.6 ± 0.87

9.6 ± 0.85

Weight, kg

37.7 ± 9.32

37.8 ± 9.33

37.5 ± 9.31

Height, cm

140.7 ± 7.51

140.8 ± 7.30

140.6 ± 7.73*

BMI, kg/m2

18.7 ± 3.62

18.8 ± 3.67

18.7 ± 3.57

Waist circumference, cm

66.7 ± 9.76

67.4 ± 10.12

65.9 ± 9.34*

SBP, mmHg

102.8 ± 9.64

104.0 ± 9.44

101.6 ± 9.69

DBP, mmHg

63.1 ± 7.09

62.8 ± 7.14

63.4 ± 7.03

MAP, mmHg

76.3 ± 7.12

76.5 ± 7.08

76.1 ± 7.16

Total-c, mg/dL

165.9 ± 26.64

166.1 ± 26.64

165.8 ± 26.65

HDL-c, mg/dL

62.1 ± 13.75

63.7 ± 13.89

60.7 ± 13.44

LDL-c, mg/dL

91.0 ± 23.98

90.2 ± 24.03

91.8 ± 23.92*

RC, mg/dL

12.7 ± 4.90

12.1 ± 4.82

13.3 ± 4.90**

TG, mg/dL

64.9 ± 30.86

61.2 ± 30.40

68.7 ± 30.86

Glycemia, mg/dL

85.4 ± 6.49

86.3 ± 6.39

84.4 ± 4.47

Insulin, mU/L

7.6 ± 4.81

6.9 ± 4.54

8.4 ± 4.96**

HOMA-IR

1.6 ± 1.07

1.5 ± 1.02

1.8 ± 1.09**

CRF, stages

3.7 ± 1.77

4.3 ± 1.91

3.2 ± 1.39**

  1. The values are the means ± standard deviations (SDs)
  2. BMI body mass index, CRF cardiorespiratory fitness, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HDL-c high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance, LDL-c low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, MAP mean arterial pressure, RC remnant cholesterol, SBP systolic blood pressure, Total-c total cholesterol, TG, triglyceride
  3. *Indicates significant differences by sex (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.001)
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