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Table 2 Factors correlated to LDL-C by a univariate analysis

From: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels are associated with insulin-like growth factor-1 in short-stature children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

 

β

(95% CI)

P value

Age (years)

−0.03

(− 0.04, − 0.02)

<0.001

Height SDS

0.04

(− 0.03, 0.11)

0.265

Weight (kg)

0.00

(−0.01, − 0.00)

0.034

BMI SDS

0.07

(0.04, 0.11)

<0.001

IGF1 SDS

−0.05

(− 0.08, − 0.01)

0.006

SBP (mmHg)

− 0.00

(− 0.01, 0.00)

0.507

DBP (mmHg)

−0.00

(− 0.01, 0.00)

0.712

FPG (mmol/L)

−0.06

(− 0.13, 0.01)

0.115

ALT (U/L)

0.00

(−0.00, 0.01)

0.119

UA (umol/L)

0.00

(−0.00, 0.00)

0.456

TG (mmol/L)

0.18

(0.05, 0.32)

0.008

TC (mmol/L)

0.64

(0.61, 0.68)

<0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

0.15

(0.00, 0.30)

0.046

VLDL-C (mmol/L)

0.20

(0.02, 0.37)

0.027

Sex

 

Male

0

Female

0.06

(−0.04, 0.16)

0.222

Pubertal stage

 

In prepuberty

0

In puberty

−0.14

(−0.25, − 0.04)

0.007

  1. Abbreviations: Height SDS: height standard deviation scores; BMISDS: body mass index standard deviation scores; IGF-1 SDS: insulin like growth factor-1 standard deviation scores; SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; UA: uric acid; TG: triglyceride; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; VLDL-C: very low density lipoprotein-cholesterol. P < 0.05 is considered to be statistically significant