title: [Centile values for serum lipids in Colombian adolescents].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess age- and sex-specific percentile baseline data for total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in Colombian children and adolescents aged 10 to 17 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted on 1,773 children and adolescents. Each participant underwent a fasting measurement to quantify TC, HDL-C, and TG levels using enzymatic-colorimetric methods. Smoothed age- and sex-specific 5(th), 25(th), 50(th), 75(th), 90(th) and 95(th) percentile values where derived using LMS regression (Least Mean Square) using the statistical package Growth Analyzer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, males had lower serum TC and TG levels as compared to females. P95 of TG and TC was higher in males aged 10 to 14 years as compared to females, while HDL-C levels were similar in both sexes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Percentile values will help classify children and adolescents as compared to other populations based on this health indicator.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Nutrición, Escuela de Ciencias Básicas, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiológicas, Universidad del Valle, San Fernando, Cali, Colombia. robin640@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Robinson
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Vélez
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guillermo Ortega
authors.forename: Mildrey
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mosquera Escudero
authors.forename: Ana Cecilia
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Aguilar de Plata
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003105:Colombia; D003124:Colorimetry; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005215:Fasting / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol