Blood lipid profile and body composition in a pediatric population with different levels of physical activity

Table 5 Odds ratios for the prevalence of abnormal values of blood lipids and fat content depending on the physical activity level

Meet physical activity guidelines
Variable	Yes	No		p
Variable	%	%	OR (95% CI)	p
TC
Acceptable	77.1	67.7	REF
Abnormal	22.9	32.3	1.61 (0.54–4.78)	0.392
HDL
Acceptable	88.9	65.6	REF
Abnormal	11.1	34.4	4.19 (1,18-14,92)	0.027
LDL
Acceptable	86.4	92.0	REF
Abnormal	13.6	8.00	0.55 (0.08–3.64)	0.536
TG
Acceptable	97.2	84.3	REF
Abnormal	2.8	15.7	6.48 (0.71–8,79.4)	0.097
Fat [%]
Healthy	80.6	57.6	REF
Excessive	19.4	42.4	3.05 (1.04–8.95)	0.042
Body weight (based on BMI percentile)
Healthy	77.8	51.5	REF
Excessive	22.2	48.5	3.29 (1.16–9.33)	0.025

The cutoff for meeting the physical activity guidelines was at least 60 min daily of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity
BMI body mass index, HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL low density lipoprotein, REF reference, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides

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