“…Correlations ranging from r = -0.33 to r = -0.77 have been reported for both men and women in several adult studies (1,4,17,21,28). A strong inverse relationship between HDL-C and triglycerides in adults is suggestive of "protection" against Type IV hyperlipoproteinemia (18). However, the frequency of Type IV hyperlipoproteinemia in the present study for the boys was similar to that of the girls (1 vs 2, respectively).…”