Table 1 Sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical characteristics related to increased total cholesterol in children and adolescents.
Characteristics | Total N (%) | Normal TC N (%) | Increased TCa N (%) | Odds ratio (IC95%) | p-value b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic variables | |||||
Sex | |||||
Female | 446 (48.9) | 134 (47.2) | 312 (49.7) | 1.00 | |
Male | 466 (51.1) | 150 (52.8) | 316 (51.1) | 0.91 (0.69–1.21) | 0.519 |
Age (years) | |||||
6–9 | 386 (42.3) | 95 (33.4) | 291 (46.3) | 1.00 | |
10–17 | 526 (57.7) | 189 (66.6) | 337 (53.7) | 0.59 (0.44–0.79) | < 0.001* |
Skin color | |||||
White | 285 (31.3) | 77 (27.1) | 208 (31.3) | 1.00 | |
Brown | 420 (46.1) | 143 (50.3) | 277 (46.1) | 0.74 (0.53–1.02) | 0.068 |
Black | 207 (22.6) | 64 (22.5) | 143 (22.8) | 0.83 (0.56–1.23) | 0.355 |
School | |||||
Private | 124 (13.6) | 29 (10.2) | 95 (13.6) | 1.00 | |
Public | 788 (86.4) | 255 (89.8) | 533 (86.4) | 0.64 (0.41–0.99) | 0.048* |
Family income | |||||
> 10 MW | 38 (4.2) | 9 (3.2) | 29 (4.7) | 1.00 | |
4–10 MW | 140 (15.6) | 30 (10.8) | 110 (17.7) | 1.08 (0.46–2.51) | 0.864 |
2–4 MW | 238 (26.5) | 64 (23.1) | 174 (28.0) | 0.84 (0.38–1.87) | 0.672 |
≤ 2 MW | 483 (53.7) | 174 (62.8) | 309 (49.6) | 0.55 (0.25–1.19) | 0.123 |
Receipt of social benefit | |||||
No | 567 (62.2) | 164 (57.8) | 403 (64.2) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 345 (37.8) | 120 (42.5) | 225 (35.8) | 0.78 (0.59–1.04) | 0.086 |
Schooling of the chief of family | |||||
High | 192 (21.1) | 46 (16.3) | 146 (23.4) | 1.00 | |
Medium | 552 (60.4) | 180 (63.6) | 372 (59.1) | 0.65 (0.45–0.94) | 0.021* |
Low | 167 (18.3) | 57 (20.1) | 110 (17.5) | 0.61 (0.38–0.96) | 0.031* |
Behavioral variables | |||||
Screen time | |||||
Adequate | 63 (6.9) | 20 (7.0) | 43 (6.8) | 1.00 | |
Increased | 849 (93.1) | 264 (93.0) | 585 (93.2) | 1.06 (0.62–1.82) | 0.829 |
Passive smoking | |||||
No | 576 (63.2) | 167 (58.8) | 409 (65.1) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 336 (36.8) | 117 (41.2) | 219 (34.8) | 0.79 (0.59–1.05) | 0.060 |
Clinical variables | |||||
Gestational age (in weeks) | |||||
≥ 37 | 831 (91.7) | 260 (93.2) | 571 (91.1) | 1.00 | |
< 37 | 75 (8.3) | 19 (6.8) | 56 (8.9) | 1.34 (0.78–2.31) | 0.283 |
Birth weight (in grams) | |||||
2.500–4.000 | 770 (87.6) | 237 (88.4) | 533 (87.2) | 1.00 | |
< 2.500 | 78 (8.9) | 23 (8.6) | 55 (9.0) | 1.07 (0.64–1.78) | 0.801 |
≥ 4.000 | 31 (3.5) | 8 (3.0) | 23 (3.8) | 1.28 (0.57–2.91) | 0.549 |
Family history of diseases | |||||
Obesity | 361 (39.4) | 120 (42.2) | 241 (38.2) | 0.84 (0.64–1.12) | 0.245 |
Dyslipidemia | 147 (16.1) | 35 (12.3) | 112 (17.8) | 1.56 (1.04–2.34) | 0.039* |
Body mass index | |||||
Eutrophic | 624 (68.4) | 203 (71.5) | 421 (67.0) | 1.00 | |
Excess weight | 288 (31.6) | 81 (28.5) | 207 (31.6) | 1.24 (0.91–1.68) | 0.175 |
