Table 3 Blood lipid levels of school-going urban Ghanaian children aged 9–15 years, classified by weight status
From: Lipid profile and dyslipidemia among school-age children in urban Ghana
Blood lipid indicators | Normal-weight (n = 409) | Overweight/obese1 (n = 393) | p-value2 |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |  | |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | |||
 Boys | 140.3 ± 56.6 | 160.4 ± 72.1 | 0.063 |
 Girls | 148.3 ± 47.1 | 149.2 ± 57.2 | |
 Total | 145.3 ± 50.9 | 152.8 ± 62.6 |  |
LDL3 cholesterol (mg/dl) | |||
 Boys | 72.9 ± 39.8 | 91.7 ± 49.5a | < 0.001 |
 Girls | 76.9 ± 31.6 | 81.8 ± 36.9 | |
 Total | 75.4 ± 34.9 | 85.1 ± 41.7 |  |
HDL4 cholesterol (mg/dl) | |||
 Boys | 53.9 ± 19.6 | 52.2 ± 21.7 | 0.001 |
 Girls | 56.8 ± 18.4 | 50.8 ± 18.8 | |
 Total | 55.7 ± 18.9 | 51.3 ± 19.8 |  |
Total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratio | |||
 Boys | 2.8 ± 0.9 | 3.3 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 |
 Girls | 2.8 ± 0.8 | 3.1 ± 1.0 | |
 Total | 2.8 ± 0.9 | 3.2 ± 1.0 |  |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | |||
 Boys | 67.9 ± 43.8 | 82.3 ± 58.3 | 0.009 |
 Girls | 65.7 ± 50.1 | 73.9 ± 61.8 | |
 Total | 66.5 ± 47.8 | 76.6 ± 60.8 |  |