Table 2 Differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors between weight status groups among adolescents (n = 425)
Non-overweight (n = 326) | Overweight† (n = 99) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Waist circumference (cm)‡ | 72.0 ± 2.1 | 86.5 ± 2.2 | <0.001 |
Triglycerides (mg/dl)‡§ | 63.0 ± 9.4 | 71.7 ± 9.9 | 0.011 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)‡§ | 167.1 ± 8.2 | 169.3 ± 8.7 | 0.462 |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)‡§ | 61.5 ± 3.3 | 55.7 ± 3.6 | <0.001 |
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)‡§ | 93.0 ± 7.2 | 99.3 ± 7.8 | 0.019 |
Glucose (mg/dl)‡§ | 91.9 ± 2.8 | 93.6 ± 3.0 | 0.109 |
Apoliprotein-A1 (mg/dl)‡§ | 124.0 ± 5.0 | 119.1 ± 5.5 | 0.003 |
Apoliprotein-B100 (mg/dl)‡§ | 65.7 ± 4.5 | 69.5 ± 4.7 | 0.021 |
Lipoprotein(a) (mg/dl)‡§ | 30.1 ± 2.0 | 34.8 ± 4.3 | 0.437 |
CVD risk score# | -0.9 ± 0.7 | 0.4 ± 0.7 | <0.001 |