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Table 4 Baseline clinical parameters in very small LDL particle subgroups with decreased and increased concentration

From: N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids improve lipoprotein particle size and concentration in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertriglyceridemia: a pilot study

Parameter

Very small LDL particle concentration

 
 

Patients with decrease (n = 9)

Patients with increase (n = 3)

P-value

Age (years)

62.6 ± 11.1

72.0 ± 4.00

0.194

BMI (kg/m2)

28.4 ± 5.34

27.9 ± 6.89

1.000

TC (mg/dL)

176 ± 26.8

178 ± 32.7

1.000

LDL-C (mg/dL)

95.8 ± 26.1

102 ± 30.0

1.000

HDL-C (mg/dL)

44.1 ± 8.12

50.0 ± 12.7

0.350

TG (mg/dL)

195 ± 34.6

154 ± 5.86

0.026

  1. Data represent the means ± standard deviation. P-values represent differences between the two groups. Lipoprotein particle concentrations were measured using high performance liquid chromatography. BMI body mass index, TC total cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglyceride
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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