Lipids in Health and Disease

Table 3 Anthropometric data (mean ± SD) and plasma lipid levels (mean mg/dl ± SD) according to gender and SES

From: Cardiovascular disease risk factors among children of different socioeconomic status in Istanbul, Turkey: Directions for public health and nutrition policy

	Boys		Girls
	Middle/ High SES	Low SES	Middle/ High SES	Low SES
Anthropometrical data
Height (cm)	152.7 ± 8.6***	149.1 ± 9.1	152.5 ± 7.8**	149.8 ± 7.6
Weight (kg)	43.3 ± 10.0***	38.4 ± 9.1	44.2 ± 9.6***	40.6 ± 9.6
BMI (kg/m²)^a	18.4 ± 3.2***	17.1 ± 2.6	18.9 ± 3.1**	17.9 ± 3.00
Sum of Skinfolds (mm)	40.0 ± 23.5***	28.1 ± 10.5	49.7 ± 23.7***	33.8 ± 10.6
Biochemical data
TC (mg/dl)	157.6 ± 29.9	155.3 ± 27.9	159.5 ± 32.0*	168.8 ± 29.9
HDL-C (mg/dl)^a	60.4 ± 13.3***	54.7 ± 11.9	59.9 ± 12.3*	56.1 ± 13.3
LDL-C (mg/dl)^a	80.4 ± 29.0	82.5 ± 23.9	82.2 ± 32.1**	91.6 ± 29.3
TG (mg/dl)^a	86.4 ± 44.0	88.6 ± 50.0	90.9 ± 57.4	99.6 ± 44.7
TC/HDL-C	2.8 ± 0.9*	3.0 ± 0.8	2.8 ± 0.8***	3.1 ± 0.8
LDL-C/HDL-C^a	1.4 ± 0.7*	1.6 ± 0.6	1.5 ± 0.7***	1.7 ± 0.7

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 vs. corresponding mean values in Low SES group. ^aParameter was log transformed.

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