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Table 4 Laboratory tests according to the BMI categories of individuals with congenital heart disease

From: Overweight and obesity in children with congenital heart disease: combination of risks for the future?

Variables

Underweight/Normal weight mean ± SD

Excess weight mean ± SD

p

Cholesterol

148.1 ± 25.6

154 ± 32.2

0.106

HDL

50.3 ± 11.3

48.9 ± 12.2

0.352

LDL

83.3 ± 21.7

89.3 ± 27.8

0.053

Triglycerides

72.6 ± 34.3

83.7 ± 38.8

0.017

Glucose

87 ± 9.5

90.6 ± 9.0

0.004

C-reactive protein

0.1 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.2

0.002

Hematocrit

39.1 ± 4.1

38.8 ± 3.4

0.523

Hemoglobin

13.3 ± 1.9

12.9 ± 1.5

0.099

  1. SD: standard deviation.