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Table 3 Serum lipid risk categories in adulthood among children aged 6–8 yearsb with elevated serum levels

From: Tracking of serum lipids from prepuberty to young adulthood: results from the KiGGS cohort study

 

Lipid risk category at follow-upa

N

% (95%-CI)

Baseline non-HDL-C ≥ 3.76 mmol/la (N = 53)

Acceptable Non-HDL-C

25

47.9 (29.0–67.4)

 

Borderline Non-HDL-C

20

27.6 (15.9–43.5)

Elevated Non-HDL-C

8

24.5 (8.9–52.0)

Baseline TC ≥ 5.18 mmol/la (N = 70)

Acceptable TC

21

27.2 (16.4–41.5)

 

Borderline TC

25

29.4 (17.4–45.2)

Elevated TC

24

23.8 (27.1–61.4)

Baseline HDL-C < 1.04 mmol/la (N = 29)

Acceptable HDL-C

16

54.4 (28.8–77.9)

 

Borderline HDL-C

7

32.4 (12.2–62.4)

Low HDL-C

6

13.2 (4.5–32.5)

  1. aCut-points for serum lipids according to Expert Panel on Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents [36], see Table 1
  2. bN = 692 persons 6–8 years of age at KiGGS baseline and ≥ 18 + years at KiGGS wave 2