Table 9-4. Summary of Major Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents

<sup>* These are the two lipid and lipoprotein disorders seen most frequently in childhood and adolescence; familial combined hyperlipidemia most often manifests with obesity.

HDL–C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IDL–C = intermediate-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL–C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC = total cholesterol; TG = triglyceride; VLDL–C = very-low–density lipoprotein cholesterol.</sup>

^{Source: NHLBI report: Expert Panel on Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents}