Table 2 Lipid measurements stratified by sdLDL-C quartiles in 1665 healthy subjects

Number

415

416

417

417

(M/F)

(182/233)

(222/194)

(237/180)

(313/104)

Total cholesterol, mg/dl

171.8 ± 25.8

187.2 ± 28.1^a

200.0 ± 27.9^a,b

222.8 ± 29.4^a,b,c

HDL-C, mg/dl

67.1 ± 15.0

65.3 ± 15.2

61.5 ± 14.6^a,b

54.4 ± 13.4^a,b,c

TG, mg/dl

67.9 ± 39.4

75.4 ± 37.4^a

90.0 ± 49.4^a,b

146.6 ± 88.4^a,b,c

LDL-C, mg/dl

88.1 ± 21.1

104.2 ± 22.6^a

120.6 ± 24.8^a,b

142.6 ± 28.0^a,b,c

sdLDL-C, mg/dl

11.7 ± 2.5

18.7 ± 1.94^a

26.2 ± 2.7^a,b

43.3 ± 10.4^a,b,c

lbLDL-C, mg/dl

76.4 ± 20.4

85.6 ± 22.3^a

94.4 ± 24.2^a,b

99.4 ± 26.0^a,b,c

Non-HDL-C, mg/dl

104.7 ± 20.9

121.9 ± 22.4^a

138.5 ± 25.4^a,b

168.4 ± 27.4^a,b,c

sdLDL-C/LDL-C, %

13.9 ± 4.0

18.7 ± 4.5^a

22.6 ± 5.1^a,b

31.0 ± 7.4^a,b,c

ApoB, mg/dl

67.3 ± 13.5

79.8 ± 14.3^a

92.0 ± 16.6^a,b

113.8 ± 18.5^a,b,c

LDL-C/apoB

1.30 ± 0.12

1.30 ± 0.11

1.31 ± 0.10

1.25 ± 0.14^a,b,c

LDL size, nm

26.3 ± 0.33

26.2 ± 0.48^a

26.1 ± 0.43^a,b

25.7 ± 0.58^a,b,c

Pattern B, n (%)

10 (2.4)

20 (4.8)

59 (14.2)

154 (36.9)