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Table 3 Lipids subclasses across weight maintenance.

From: Comparison of a reduced carbohydrate and reduced fat diet for LDL, HDL, and VLDL subclasses during 9-months of weight maintenance subsequent to weight loss

Reduced Carbohydrate

Reduced Fat

 
 

3-mon

6-mon

12-mon

Difference 12-3 mon

3-mon

6-mon

12-mon

Difference 12-3 mon

p †

LDL

         

Mean LDL Size (nm)

20.9 ± 0.7a

21.5 ± 0.8b

21.2 ± 0.7b

0.03*

20.9 ± 0.4

21.0 ± 0.7

21.0 ± 0.8

0.1

0.228

Total LDL

1076 ± 228

1131 ± 328

1189 ± 340

113

1176 ± 333

1261 ± 481

1309 ± 494

133

0.945

Large LDL

372 ± 178a

544 ± 260b

486 ± 202b

114*

373 ± 120

423 ± 139

416 ± 185

43

0.131

Small LDL

663 ± 196

547 ± 382

671 ± 364

8

737 ± 260

782 ± 480

814 ± 564

77

0.347

Medium-Small LDL

133 ± 37

111 ± 78

139 ± 79

6

152 ± 52

162 ± 99

177 ± 123

25

0.407

Very-Small LDL

530 ± 163

436 ± 304

532 ± 287

2

585 ± 208

621 ± 382

637 ± 441

52

0.334

HDL

         

Mean HDL Size (nm)

9.2 ± 0.4

9.3 ± 0.4

9.15 ± 0.4

-0.05

9.1 ± 0.3

9.0 ± 0.4

9.1 ± 0.4

0

0.282

Total HDL

25.7 ± 4.3a

33.0 ± 5.9b

36.3 ± 5.7c

10.6*

27.6 ± 3.6a

34.7 ± 6.0b

37.4 ± 4.6c

9.8*

0.845

Large HDL

5.9 ± 1.9a

8.2 ± 3.0b

8.8 ± 3.3b

2.9*

6.1 ± 2.1a

7.6 ± 3.4b

8.6 ± 4.0b

2.5*

0.530

Medium HDL

3.6 ± 2.6

2.5 ± 3.2

2.7 ± 2.8

-0.9

4.0 ± 2.5

4.9 ± 3.8

4.8 ± 3.5

0.8

0.112

Small HDL

16.2 ± 4.3a

22.3 ± 4.9b

24.8 ± 5.0c

8.6*

17.5 ± 3.9a

22.2 ± 6.5b

24.0 ± 5.2b

6.5*

0.441

VLDL

         

Mean VLDL Size (nm)

43.1 ± 3.5a

44.6 ± 5.1a

48.4 ± 9.9b

5.3*

43.8 ± 5.6

47.3 ± 7.4

47.7 ± 11.8

3.9

0.445

Total VLDL

44.3 ± 26.5

49.4 ± 28.5

50.5 ± 29.8

6.2

56.2 ± 30.0a

77.1 ± 32.2b

76.0 ± 30.1b

19.8*

0.194

Large VLDL

0.7 ± 0.8a

0.6 ± 0.8a

1.5 ± 1.9b

0.8*

1.7 ± 2.5a

3.7 ± 3.9b

3.5 ± 4.9b

1.8*

0.044

Medium VLDL

13.3 ± 11.5

11.7 ± 10.0

15.5 ± 13.3

2.2

17.5 ± 13.5a

26.9 ± 13.5b

25.6 ± 16.5b

8.1*

0.049

Small VLDL

30.3 ± 16.8

37.1 ± 21.3

33.5 ± 18.8

3.2

37.0 ± 17.4a

46.5 ± 17.4b

46.9 ± 16.9b

9.9*

0.590

  1. Mean ± SD. All units are nmol/L unless otherwise noted above.
  2. *Significant change within group. Different subscripts indicate where within group changes occurred.
  3. p†- Group*time interaction with control for individual subclass and body weight at the beginning of maintenance.