Table 2 Age-related differences for girls who were present in Cohort 6–8 and in Cohort 9–13

Age (years) – Mean (SD)

6.49 (0.48)

11.49 (1.08)

8.99 (2.65)

 < 0.0001

Lipid Profile—Mean (SD)

 TC (mmol/L)

3.87 (0.40)

3.98 (0.53)

3.93 (0.47)

ns

 HDL-C (mmol/L)

0.58 (0.21)

1.50 (0.27)

1.04 (0.52)

 < 0.0001

 TG (mmol/L)

1.05 (0.49)

1.08 (0.47)

1.07 (0.48)

ns

 LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.89 (0.46)

2.05 (0.43)

2.47 (0.61)

 < 0.0001

 Non-HDL-C (mmol/L)

3.29 (0.46)

2.48 (0.49)

2.89 (0.63)

 < 0.0001