Table 1

Demographic data, blood pressure and cholesterol levels of patients and controls


Patients (n = 51)
Controls (n = 32)
p

Age (yrs)
13.4 ± 0.6
14.6 ± 0.6
0.18
Gender (M/F)
40/11
26/6
1.00
BMI (kg/m2)
19.5 ± 0.6
19.8 ± 0.6
0.71
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
112 ± 1.7
113 ± 2.2
0.61
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
65 ± 1.1
66 ± 1.1
0.79
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
4.09 ± 0.9
4.09 ± 0.1
0.99
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
1.11 ± 0.03
1.16 ± 0.03
0.32
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
2.64 ± 0.08
2.65 ± 0.1
0.95

BMI = body mass index; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein

Cheung et al. BMC Pediatrics 2008 8:20   doi:10.1186/1471-2431-8-20