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Table 3 Serum lipid levels in girls by age group and Tanner stage (≥ 10 years)

From: Age, maturation and serum lipid parameters: findings from the German Health Survey for Children and Adolescents

  

n

TC [mg/dLl]

HDL-C [mg/dL]

Non-HDL-C [mg/dL]

Age group

 

6489

   

 1–2

Mean

551

157.2 (154.4–160.0)

47.5 (46.3–48.8)

109.7 (107.0–112.4)

P50

 

155.9 (153.1–158.7)

46.8 (45.4–48.2)

107.5 (104.5–110.5)

P95/P10a

 

202.6 (194.2–211.1)

32.5 (30.1–34.9)

152.1 (148.3–155.8)

 3–6

Mean

1484

166.8 (165.0–168.6)

54.4 (53.6–55.2)

112.4 (110.6–114.2)

P50

 

164.9 (163.0–166.7)

54.0 (53.2–54.8)

105.2 (103.3–107.2)

P95/P10 a

 

212.6 (209.7–215.6)

38.7 (37.4–40.0)

153.9 (149.1–158.6)

 7–9

Mean

1349

170.8 (169.1–172.5)

59.2 (58.4–59.9)

111.6 (110.0–113.3)

P50

 

168.8 (167.3–170.4)

58.3 (57.4–59.2)

110.3 (108.5–112.1)

P95/P10 a

 

215.4 (210.8–219.9)

44.0 (42.8–45.2)

157.4 (151.3–163.5)

 10–13

Mean

1805

165.5 (164.0–166.9)

57.4 (56.7–58.1)

108.1 (106.7–109.6)

P50

 

163.1 (161.5–164.6)

56.4 (55.5–57.3)

105.6 (104.1–107.2)

P95/P10 a

 

212.8 (207.9–217.6)

41.8 (40.8–42.8)

157.4 (152.7–162.1)

 14–17

Mean

1300

162.1 (160.2–163.9)

57.9 (57.1–58.8)

104.1 (102.1–106.1)

P50

 

159.1 (157.3–161.0)

57.1 (56.2–58.1)

101.2 (98.7–103.7)

P95/P10 a

 

211.7 (206.9–216.5)

42.8 (41.7–44.0)

151.7 (145.9–157.4)

Tanner stage (≥10 years)b

3105

   

 1

Mean

424

171.5 (168.7–174.4)

58.4 (57.0–59.8)

113.1 (110.3–116.0)

P50

 

168.2 (165.4–170.9)

57.7 (56.2–59.3)

109.0 (106.3–111.7)

P95/P10 a

 

219.7 (210.2–229.3)

41.4 (38.9–43.9)

164.2 (156.5–171.8)

 2

Mean

336

167.0 (163.5–170.5)

57.7 (55.9–59.4)

109.3 (105.6–113.0)

P50

 

163.4 (159.5–166.9)

56.2 (54.1–58.3)

108.2 (104.1–112.2)

P95/P10 a

 

209.5 (201.0–218.0)

41.5 (37.8–45.2)

151.0 (141.7–160.3)

 3

Mean

258

163.7 (159.9–167.6)

57.7 (56.0–59.4)

106.1 (101.9–110.3)

P50

 

162.9 (158.0–167.9)

57.1 (55.3–58.9)

106.2 (99.7–112.7)

P95/P10 a

 

208.8 (201.7–215.8)

42.3 (38.6–46.1)

146.1 (138.1–154.1)

 4

Mean

685

163.9 (161.3–166.5)

57.5 (56.4–58.7)

106.4 (103.9–108.9)

P50

 

160.3 (157.4–163.3)

57.1 (55.8–58.3)

103.6 (100.9–106.3)

P95/P10 a

 

209.8 (203.5–216.2)

42.3 (40.7–43.8)

157.5 (149.3–165.6)

 5

Mean

1110

161.5 (159.6–163.4)

57.6 (56.7–58.5)

103.9 (101.9–105.9)

P50

 

158.8 (156.7–16,094)

56.3 (55.3–57.3)

100.9 (98.7–103.0)

P95/P10 a

 

209.5 (203.0–216.0)

42.5 (41.3–43.7)

151.3 (143.6–159.0)

 6

Mean

292

160.4 (156.0–164.8)

57.0 (55.4–58.6)

103.4 (99.2–107.7)

P50

 

155.8 (150.9–160.7)

56.3 (54.2–58.3)

98.9 (94.7–103.2)

P95/P10 a

 

217.1 (204.0–230.2)

42.9 (39.7–46.1)

156.2 (141.8–170.5)

  1. aP95 for TC and non-HDL-C and P10 for HDL-C according to the cut-offs for high plasma lipid concentrations for children and adolescents from the Expert Panel on Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents [7]
  2. bThe stage of puberty defined according to Tanner stage was only collected for boys and girls aged 10 years and older
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