Multibox + iterate + design question

[ZYD]

Dear all
 
I have a design question:

there are three columns in a database table:
        category_id, 
        category_description, 
        is_main_category

I want to iterate all the records in this table in a jsp page using one check box for 
each record. category_id is the checkbox's value, category_description is the label. 
If the is_main_category is true, then I want to display the label in bold font. 

What's the good approach to this scenario?
Thanks in advance.

-bruce