what are the Recommendations for Children and Adolescents
Referenced studies that support recommendations are summarized
in Online Data Supplements 18 to 21.?
In children and adolescents without cardiovascular risk factors or family history of early CVD, it may be reasonable to measure a fasting lipid profile or nonfasting non HDL-C once between the ages of 9 and 11 years, and again between the ages of 17 and 21 years, to detect moderate to severe lipid abnormalities.S