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Abstract

Hypertriglyceridemia in children means an increased plasma fasting TG concentration above the 95 th percentile for age and sex [1,2]. A TG level greater than or equal to 100 mg/dL for children of ages 0 to 9 years and a level greater than or equal to 130 mg/dL for children of ages 10 to 19 years are considered above the 95 th percentile [3][4][5][6]. Hypertriglyceridemia can be classified as mild to borderline high (150-199 mg/dL), moderate to high (200-499 mg/dL), very high (500-999 mg/dL), severe (1000-1999 mg/dL) and very severe (> 2000 mg/ dL) [5,7,8].