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Table 7 Serum concentrations for the main biochemical characteristics in female and male adolescents in HELENA study § #

From: Main characteristics and participation rate of European adolescents included in the HELENA study

 

Female

Male

Total

n

mean

±

SD

n

mean

±

SD

n

mean

±

SD

Glucose (mg/dL)

568

89.2ψ

±

6.8

508

92.7

±

7.3

1076

90.9

±

7.2

Insulin (μlU/mL)

555

10.2

±

6.4

499

10.0

±

8.6

1054

10.1

±

7.5

Total cholesterol (TC) (mg/dL)

568

167.1ψ

±

27.9

508

153.4

±

25.6

1076

160.6

±

27.7

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

568

73.5ψ

±

37.6

508

65.0

±

31.7

1076

69.5

±

35.2

High density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)

568

56.9ψ

±

10.9

508

52.7

±

9.9

1076

55.0

±

10.6

Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)

568

98.0ψ

±

25.1

508

90.4

±

23.8

1076

94.4

±

24.8

TC/HDL ratio

568

3.0

±

0.6

508

2.9

±

0.6

1076

3.0

±

0.6

LDL/HDL ratio

568

1.7

±

0.5

508

1.7

±

0.6

1076

1.7

±

0.6

Glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (U/L)

568

20.0ψ

±

7.2

508

24.1

±

6.8

1076

21.9

±

7.3

Glutamic pyruvic transaminase (U/L)

568

19.7ψ

±

8.2

508

23.4

±

9.2

1076

21.5

±

8.9

  1. § adolescents were included in ten cities: Athens in Greece, Dortmund in Germany, Ghent in Belgium, Heraklion in Greece, Lille in France, Pecs in Hungary, Rome in Italy, Stockholm in Sweden, Vienna in Austria and Zaragoza in Spain. # Data collected from 2006 to 2007.
  2. ψP < 0.05 for comparison between females and males (t-test).