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Table 4 Differences by sex in serum indicators at baseline (n = 612)

From: Association of serum hs-CRP and lipids with obesity in school children in a 12-month follow-up study in Japan

At baseline

Boys (n = 299)

Girls (n = 313)

p value

Mean

(95 % CI)

Mean

(95 % CI)

LDL-C (mg/dL)

93.5

(90.9–96.1)

96.7

(94.2–99.2)

0.082

HDL-C (mg/dL)

68.4

(66.9–69.9)

66.8

(65.4–68.3)

0.145

LDL-C/HDL-C

1.44

(1.38–1.49)

1.50

(1.45–1.55)

0.099

TGa (mg/dL)

88.9

(83.9–94.2)

88.1

(83.6–92.8)

0.814

Hs-CRPa (mg/dL)

0.039

(0.035–0.044)

0.037

(0.033–0.041)

0.474

  1. p value, unpaired t test
  2. LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglycerides, Hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, CI confidence interval
  3. aGeometric mean and p value analyzed by log-transformed mean
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