Perinatal Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Preschool-Age Children in the United States: An Analysis of 1999–2008 NHANES Data

Table 1

Values defining cardiovascular disease risk factors for 3-to-6-year-old children in the 1999–2008 NHANES data, by sex and ethnicity.

	Body mass index* kg/m^2			Waist circumference, cm		C-reactive protein, mg/dL		Total cholesterol, mg/dL		HDL cholesterol, mg/dL		Non-HDL cholesterol, mg/dL		LDL cholesterol, mg/dL		Triglycerides, mg/dL
Group	𝑛	85th %^†	95th %^‡	𝑛	Highest quintile	𝑛	Highest quintile	𝑛	Highest quintile	𝑛	Lowest quintile	𝑛	Highest quintile	𝑛	Highest quintile	𝑛	Highest quintile
Overall	3555	26.5	13.8	3456	57.2	2521	0.13	1754	182	1752	42	1751	128	625	109	626	103
Girls
Non-Hispanic Black	516	23.4	13.0	506	55.6	365	0.10	268	182	268	44	268	127	100	112	100	87
Hispanic	694	33.9	14.6	670	57.9	502	0.20	346	181	344	41	344	127	113	102	113	110
Non-Hispanic White	530	24.0	10.8	513	57.0	341	0.11	238	188	238	40	238	135	90	103	90	105
Boys
Non-Hispanic Black	555	18.0	12.4	538	55.5	391	0.08	272	183	272	46	272	123	120	108	120	85
Hispanic	684	18.9	19.0	660	59.0	516	0.16	368	179	369	42	368	124	119	105	120	112
Non-Hispanic White	576	18.9	11.8	569	57.2	406	0.10	262	181	261	41	261	130	83	112	83	118

*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standardized cut-point values for age and sex
^† Cut-point for defining overweight
^‡ Cut-point for defining obesity