Table 1 Physical and biochemical parameters of included healthy children and patients with Chylomicron Retention Disease (CMRD)

n

56

75

35

166

4

Sex (F/M)

24/32

32/43

17/18

73/93

3/1

Age (y)

1.2 ± 0.6

5.9 ± 2.9

14.9 ± 1.7

6.2 ± 5.4

19 ± 2.8

Weight (kg)

9.5 ± 2.9

21.7 ± 9.1

55.3 ± 15.4

24.7 ± 19.3

54.0 ± 11.2

Height (cm)

74.7 ± 11.3

114.1 ± 19.0

163.0 ± 12.1

111.6 ± 35.4

160 ± 9.9

BMI (kg/m²)

16.85 ± 2.0

16.01 ± 1.9

20.4 ± 4.2

17.23 ± 3.1

20.2 ± 3.6

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.74 ± 0.8

3.98 ± 0.8

3.95 ± 0.6

3.93 ± 0.7

2.31 ± 0.8

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.20 ± 0.5

1.31 ± 0.3

1.27 ± 0.2

1.28 ± 0.4

0.5 ± 0.1

LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

2.24 ± 0.6

2.39 ± 0.6

2.28 ± 0.5

2.33 ± 0.6

1.50 ± 0.7

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

0.82 ± 0.5

0.63 ± 0.4

0.90 ± 0.5

0.74 ± 0.4

0.68 ± 0.3

Apolipoprotein B (g/L)

0.68 ± 0.2

0.66 ± 0.5

0.63 ± 0.1

0.65 ± 0.2

0.37 ± 0.2