Research Article

Serum YKL-40 Levels Are Associated with the Atherogenic Index of Plasma in Children

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants ().

ParametersValues

Demographics
 Age, years, mean (95% CI)11.52 (11.45–11.60)
 Sex, male, (%)239 (49.9)
Anthropometrics
 Height, cm, mean (95% CI)149.46 (148.75–150.17)
 BMI z score, mean (95% CI)-0.033 (-0.0126–0.061)
  Normal, (%)401 (83.7%)
  Overweight, (%)49 (10.2%)
  Obesity, (%)29 (6.1%)
  Lean body mass, median (IQR)32.05 (28.80–36.00)
  Muscle fat ratio, median (IQR)3.20 (2.29–4.59)
  Body fat ratio, median (IQR)22.70 (17.00–29.10)
Blood lipid measurements
 TC, mg/dL, mean (95% CI)169.24 (166.89–171.59)
 LDL-C, mg/dL, median (IQR)97.00 (82.00–112.50)
 HDL-C, mg/dL, median (IQR)58.00 (50.00–65.00)
 TG, mg/dL, median (IQR)107.00 (78.00–142.50)

Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IQR, interquartile range; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides. Missing data in prematurity, ; blood lipid measurements, . Overweight is defined as BMI -score over 1.04 (85th percentile), and obesity is defined as BMI -score over 1.64 (95th percentile).