Table 2—

Percentage of obese children and adolescents with values of lipids and inflammatory markers above (or below for HDL cholesterol) the age-adjusted normal ranges

	Boys	Girls	Whole group
Triglycerides	14	21	17.5
HDL cholesterol	12	22	17
LDL cholesterol	21	16	18.5
CRP	12	11	11.5
Fibrinogen	35*	44	39.5
Uric acid	28†	44	36

Data are %. Normal ranges for lipids and uric acid are derived from The Clinical Guide to Laboratory Test. Tietz NW, Ed. W.B. Saunders, 1990.
*
↵* P < 0.05,
†
↵† P < 0.0001 vs. girls.