Table 1 Estimated parameters for the sample distribution of children and adolescents included in the study to establish the reference intervals for lipids after excluding the outliers

Total cholesterol (mg/dL) n = 1858

1 to 2

428

142.6 (26.7)

125

141

159.8

62 - 225

89-196

3 to 8

1,085

153.4 (25.9)

136

153

169

79 - 231

102-205

9 to 12

345

157.2 (27.3)

139

155

176

74 - 244

103-212

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) n = 1848

1

179

33.8 (7.8)

29

34

39

12 - 56

18-49

2

245

38.8 (8.4)

33

39

44

19 - 65

22-55

3

279

42.6 (9.3)

36

42

49

22 - 71

24-61

4 to 12

1,145

48.5 (10.5)

41

48

55

20 - 82

27-69

Non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) n = 1854

1 to 12

1,854

106.4 (24,5)

90

104.5

122

33 - 183

57-155

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) n = 1856

1 to 8

1,512

89.3 (23.1)

74

88

103

24 - 161

43-135

9 to 12

344

92.6 (23.5)

76.2

92

106

25 - 167

45-140

Triglycerides (mg/dL) n = 1839

1

178

100.8 (37.4)

73

93

123.8

31 - 230

26-176

2 to 5

847

81.2 (27.1)

61

77

97

25 - 175

27-135

6 to 12

814

75.7 (29.1)

54

71

90

22 - 181

17-134