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Table 5 Lipid and apolipoprotein concentrations (means ± SD) in newborns’ cord blood according to birth weight

From: Selected risk factors for atherosclerosis in children and their parents with positive family history of premature cardiovascular diseases: a prospective study

Parameter

Birth weight (g)

Newborns (n)

Concentration

p

TG (mg/dl)

2250-2500

12

91.83±75.00

<0.05

2501-3000

36

44.97±22.70

1:2

3001-3500

44

62.39±94.38

1:3

3501-4000

36

62.14±53.33

1:5

4001-4500

9

38.44±6.48

4:5

TC (mg/dl)

2250-2500

12

70.67±3.44

ns

2501-3000

36

63.36±27.27

3001-3500

44

66.29±18.94

3501-4000

36

63.14±18.98

4001-4500

9

65.89±20.73

LDL (mg/dl)

2250-2500

12

34.41±10.30

ns

2501-3000

36

33.45±17.94

3001-3500

44

35.84±13.19

3501-4000

36

32.39±11.61

4001-4500

9

34.96±12.19

VLDL (mg/dl)

2250-2500

12

18.37±15.00

p<0.05

2501-3000

36

9.00±4.58

1:5

3001-3500

44

11.30±10.57

3:5

3501-4000

36

12.75±10.58

4:5

4001-4500

9

7.69±1.30

HDL (mg/dl)

2250-2500

12

17.89±8.90

ns

2501-3000

36

21.16±7.96

3001-3500

44

19.44±7.19

3501-4000

36

17.99±9.05

4001-4500

9

23.24±9.42

Apo A1 (mg/dl)

2250-2500

12

89.17±10.02

ns

2501-3000

36

90.14±20.41

3001-3500

44

90.25±18.80

3501-4000

36

89.11±14.35

4001-4500

9

85.89±29.25

Apo B (mg/dl)

2250-2500

12

47.25±18.01

<0.05

2501-3000

36

33.97±14.88

1:2

3001-3500

44

35.48±12.82

3501-4000

36

41.47±22.27

4001-4500

9

39.33±20.24

  1. ns – non-significant