Table 3 Differences in LDL-C between the 3 methods based on pretreatment LDL-C_F quartiles

Adults

1st (132–196 mg/dL)

0.5 (−2.7–2.1)

2.2 (1.6–3.6)

2nd (196–220 mg/dL)

1.6 (−0.7–2.5)^*

6.5 (4.0–15.5)^*

3rd (220–258 mg/dL)

1.6 (−0.7–2.6)^*

11.3 (5.9–19.2)^*

4th (258–680 mg/dL)

2.1 (0.0–3.0)^*

9.9 (4.8–22.1)^*

Children

1st (100–193 mg/dL)

2.6 (1.8–3.8)

3.8 (2.0–18.2)

2nd (198–219 mg/dL)

3.9 (3.3–4.7)^*

10.4 (5.8–24.6)^*

3rd (221–257 mg/dL)

3.8 (3.0–5.0)^*

7.8 (5.5–9.7)^*

4th (258–594 mg/dL)

3.1 (2.6–3.8)^*

8.3 (5.4–17.8)^*