Similar to adults, children who are moderately overweight showed that an elevation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels and hypercholesterolemia does not increase substantially with higher degrees of obesity. With more marked degrees of obesity, rises in plasma triglyceride levels and decreases of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are more common, and blood pressure elevations are more common with significant obesity than with moderate overweight, similar to what occurs in adults