Height-specific serum cholesterol levels in pubertal children: Data from population-based Japanese school screening

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Background: Inverse associations between height and serum lipid levels in pubertal children have been reported. To develop criteria for normal serum lipid levels stratified by height in pubertal children, we examined height-specific cholesterol levels, using data from a population-based school screening. Methods: Serum levels of total cholesterol (TC) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were investigated in 10 151 children (98.9% of the target population) aged 10 and 14 years who attended public schools in Iwata City from 2002 through 2007. Results: The 95th percentiles of TC in the lowest and highest quintiles of height were 221 and 219 mg/dL, respectively, in 10-year-old boys, 215 and 203 mg/dL in 14-year-old boys, 220 and 204 mg/dL in 10-year-old girls, and 226 and 214 mg/dL in 14-year-old girls. The fifth percentiles of HDL-C in the lowest and highest quintiles of height were 45 and 43 mg/dL in 10-year-old boys, 43 and 40 mg/dL in 14-year-old boys, 46 and 42 mg/dL in 10-yearold girls, and 47 and 44 mg/dL in 14-year-old girls. Conclusions: This study provided height-specific levels of serum lipids in 10-year-old and 14-year-old children. Height should be considered when evaluating cholesterol levels in pubertal children. © 2011 by the Japan Epidemiological Association.

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Fujita, Y., Kouda, K., Nakamura, H., Nishio, N., Takeuchi, H., & Iki, M. (2011). Height-specific serum cholesterol levels in pubertal children: Data from population-based Japanese school screening. Journal of Epidemiology, 21(2), 102–107. https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20100108

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