Lipid profile (mg/dL) | ||||||
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Variable | n | % | Total cholesterol | LDL cholesterol | HDL cholesterol | Triglycerides |
P value* mean (SD) | P value* mean (SD) | P value* mean (SD) | P value* median (IQR) | |||
Sex | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.02 | ||
Girls | 1718 | 48.7 | 170.8 (29.4) | 94.5 (20.3) | 60.2 (10.9) | 71 (58; 91) |
Boys | 1806 | 51.3 | 152.8 (24.5) | 84.4 (20.3) | 51.7 (8.7) | 68 (55; 89) |
Skin coloura | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.032 | < 0.001 | ||
White | 2199 | 64.8 | 163.2 (29.1) | 90.2 (23.2) | 56.3 (11.1) | 71 (58; 95) |
Black/brown | 1192 | 35.2 | 158.8 (27.5) | 87.5 (22.1) | 55.4 (10.2) | 65 (54; 83) |
Family income at birth (MMW) | < 0.001 | 0.007 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||
≤ 2 | 2120 | 60.2 | 159.3 (28.0) | 88.4 (22.8) | 54.9 (10.3) | 67 (56; 86) |
3–5 | 843 | 23.9 | 163.8 (27.8) | 90.4 (21.6) | 56.5 (11.1) | 71 (58; 94) |
≥ 6 | 561 | 15.9 | 166.9 (30.3) | 91.4 (24.2) | 58.3 (11.3) | 76 (60; 102) |
Maternal education at birth (years)b | < 0.001 | 0.034 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||
< 8 | 2129 | 60.5 | 159.6 (28.0) | 88.7 (22.7) | 54.7 (10.3) | 68 (56; 88) |
≥ 8 | 1389 | 39.5 | 164.5 (28.9) | 90.3 (22.9) | 57.5 (11.2) | 72 (58; 96) |
Smoking habit | < 0.001 | 0.008 | < 0.001 | 0.530 | ||
No | 3045 | 86.4 | 162.5 (28.4) | 89.7 (22.6) | 56.7 (10.8) | 70 (57; 92) |
Yes | 479 | 13.6 | 155.7 (28.4) | 86.8 (23.5) | 52.7 (9.8) | 69 (57; 89) |
Leisure-time physical activity (min/week) < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.008 | |||
< 300 | 1418 | 40.2 | 165.3 (28.5) | 91.4 (22.9) | 57.2 (10.8) | 71 (58; 95) |
≥ 300 | 2106 | 59.8 | 159.2 (28.2) | 87.9 (22.6) | 54.9 (10.7) | 68 (56; 88) |
Age of menarche (years)c | 0.003 | 0.028 | 0.003 | 0.025 | ||
≤ 11 | 475 | 27.8 | 174.2 (30.4) | 96.6 (24.4) | 61.4 (10.9) | 73 (59; 97) |
≥ 12 | 1236 | 72.2 | 169.6 (29.0) | 93.8 (23.9) | 59.7 (10.9) | 70 (58; 90) |
Body mass indexd | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||
Under/normal weight | 2585 | 73.3 | 159.0 (27.8) | 86.9 (21.9) | 56.5 (10.7) | 67 (55; 85) |
Overweight/obese | 939 | 26.7 | 168.7 (29,0) | 96.2 (23.8) | 54.2 (10.7) | 79 (61; 112) |
Total N* | 3524 | 100 | 161.6 (28.5) | 89.3 (22.8) | 55.8 (10.7) | 69 (57; 91) |