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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects a

From: Effect of a plant sterol, fish oil and B vitamin combination on cardiovascular risk factors in hypercholesterolemic children and adolescents: a pilot study

Parameter

All

10-16 years old

≥ 17 years old

(n=25)

(n=10)

(n=15)

Age (years)

16.37 (3.75)

11.56 (1.34)

18.43 (1.08)

Weight (kg)

63.66 (23.49)

51.60 (19.00)

71.70 (23.26)

BMI (kg/m2)

22.99 (6.10)

21.10 (6.10)

24.26 (5.97)

Overweight (n)

5/25

2/10

3/15

Obese (n)

3/25

1/10

2/15

Waist circumference (cm)

85.18 (15.58)

80.55 (13.89)

88.27 (16.33)

Fasting Glucose (mmol/l)

4.97 (0.48)

5.01 (0.29)

4.94 (0.59)

Blood Pressure

   

Systolic (mmHg)

122.60 (13.78)

120.00 (7.82)

124.33 (16.68)

Diastolic (mmHg)

78.80 (9.38)

79.00 (6.99)

78.67 (10.93)

  1. aData presented as mean (standard deviation); n- number of subjects per group.