Table 3 Age-related differences for boys who were present in Cohort 6–8 and in Cohort 9–13

Age (years)—Mean (SD)

6.54 (0.49)

11.29 (1.00)

8.91 (2.52)

 < 0.0001

Lipid Profile—Mean (SD)

 TC (mmol/L)

3.74 (0.60)

4.04 (0.65)

3.89 (0.64)

 < 0.001

 HDL-C (mmol/L)

0.71 (0.24)

1.58 (0.35)

1.15 (0.53)

 < 0.0001

 Triglycerides (mmol/L)

0.83 (0.32)

1.05 (0.63)

0.94 (0.51)

ns

 LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.57 (0.57)

1.95 (0.51)

2.26 (0.62)

 < 0.0001

 Non-HDL-C (mmol/L)

3.03 (0.58)

2.45 (0.56)

2.74 (0.64)

 < 0.0001