Table 3 LDL window in 1665 healthy subjects

Number (M/F)

1261 (617/644)

100 (86/14)

196 (152/43)

108 (98/10)

%N/total N

75.7

6.0

11.8

6.5

Total cholesterol, mg/dl

185.4 ± 27.5

190.9 ± 23.0

239.9 ± 22.5^a,b

236.3 ± 24.5^a,b

HDL-C, mg/dl

64.7 ± 15.1

50.3 ± 12.0^a

57.7 ± 13.1^a,b

48.8 ± 10.0^a,c

TG, mg/dl

72.3 ± 28.6

224.1 ± 89.7^a

102.8 ± 26.7^a,b

225.9 ± 93.2^a,c

LDL-C, mg/dl

103.6 ± 23.9

108.1 ± 22.2

162.2 ± 19.0^a,b

151.3 ± 25.2^a,b,c

sdLDL-C, mg/dl

20.4 ± 8.9

31.2 ± 10.8^a

37.2 ± 11.1^a,b

49.2 ± 14.6^a,b,c

lbLDL-C, mg/dl

83.1 ± 20.4

76.9 ± 20.4^a

125.0 ± 19.5^a,b

102.1 ± 23.5^a,b,c

Non-HDL-C, mg/dl

120.6 ± 24.9

140.6 ± 19.8^a

182.2 ± 16.8^a,b

187.5 ± 23.3^a,b

sdLDL-C/LDL-C, %

19.7 ± 7.0

29.3 ± 9.6^a

23.0 ± 6.7^a,b

32.8 ± 9.0^a,b,c

ApoB, mg/dl

78.9 ± 16.0

93.9 ± 13.1^a

122.6 ± 10.5^a,b

128.8 ± 14.2^a,b,c

LDL-C/apoB

1.30 ± 0.10

1.14 ± 0.16^a

1.32 ± 0.09^b

1.17 ± 0.12^a,c

LDL size, nm

26.2 ± 0.41

25.5 ± 0.73^a

25.8 ± 0.41^a,b

25.4 ± 0.52^a,c

Pattern B, n (%)*

81 (6.4)

46 (46)

55 (28.1)

61 (56.5)

sdLDL-C Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, n

407, 391, 328, 135

6, 14, 27, 53

1, 8, 56, 131

1, 3, 6, 98

sdLDL-C Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, %

32.3, 31.0, 26.0, 10.7

6.0, 14.0, 27.0, 53.0

0.5, 4.1, 28.6, 66.8

0.9, 2.8, 5.6, 90.7