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Table 2 Median lipoprotein(a) and prevalence of concentrations >30 mg/dL in children aged 4–16 years by ethnic group and parental history of heart or an angina below age 50, high cholesterol, or diabetes: NHANES-III, 1988–1994

From: Correlates of serum lipoprotein (A) in children and adolescents in the United States. The third National Health Nutrition and Examination Survey (NHANES-III)

Ethnic group

 

Lipoprotein(a) mg/dL

N

  

Median (mg/dL)

Percent > 30 (mg/dL)

   
  

Heart Attack

High Cholesterol

Diabetes

Heart Attack

High Cholesterol

Diabetes

Heart Attack

High Cholesterol

Diabetes

Nonhispanic white

          
 

Yes

25

13

12.5

42.6*

26.7

32.8

15

138.0

34

 

No

10

8

8

18.4

16.1

18.0

722

586.0

701

Nonhispanic black

          
 

Yes

45

28

33.5

72.4*

48.9

56.6

53

111.0

86

 

No

32

33

32

54.1

55.5

54.8

1242

1176.0

1206

Mexican American

          
 

Yes

12

9.5

7

34.5*

19.6

19.2

21

134.0

45

 

No

7.5

7

8

18.3

18.7

18.7

990

870.0

966

  1. * Indicates statistically significant association of parental history of heart attack before age 50 with levels of Lp(a) > 30 mg/dl nonhispanic black, nonhispanic white and Mexican American children. Significance level was set at < 0.05.