Individual-, Family-, Community-, and Policy-Level Impact of a School-Based Cardiovascular Risk Detection Screening Program for Children in Underserved, Rural Areas: The CARDIAC Project
Table 2
Mean (SD) screening results based on weight status.
Underweight and normal weight = 24,818
Overweight = 8,958
Obese = 10,375
Morbidly obese = 3,082
ANOVA value
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
158.18 (26.58)
162.38 (29.29)
166.54A (31.1)
165.81A (31.75)
<0.001
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
54.4 (11.97)
49.28 (11.06)
45.05 (10.19)
41.73 (9.28)
<0.001
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
89.38 (23.85)
94.84 (26.03)
98.56A (26.96)
98.39A (27.71)
<0.001
Non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
104.1 (25.54)
113.6 (29.04)
122.01 (30.79)
124.68 (31.71)
<0.001
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
73.67 (37.08)
94.13 (53.29)
118.36 (67.96)
133.2 (72.79)
<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
104.43 (10.64)
108.93 (10.68)
112.44 (11.02)
118.82 (12.11)
<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
66.02 (8.88)
68.63 (8.83)
70.84 (8.99)
74.53 (9.26)
<0.001
Aindicates no difference in pairwise comparison within weight category; analysis conducted on log-transformed triglycerides.
