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Table 1 Descriptive characteristicsa of p,p’-DDE and lipoproteins in plasma of PIVUS participants (n = 571)

From: The associations between p,p’-DDE levels and plasma levels of lipoproteins and their subclasses in an elderly population determined by analysis of lipoprotein content

Parameter

Median

IQR

p,p’-DDE

4.78 × 10− 9

2.59 × 10− 9

9.15 × 10− 9

XL VLDL

1.12 × 10− 12

4.00 × 10− 14

1.85 × 10− 12

L VLDL

4.51 × 10− 12

2.90 × 10− 12

7.68 × 10− 12

M VLDL

2.63 × 10− 11

2.16 × 10− 11

3.37 × 10− 11

S VLDL

3.61 × 10− 11

2.93 × 10− 11

4.36 × 10− 11

XS VLDL

5.47 × 10− 11

4.77 × 10− 11

6.29 × 10− 11

Total IDL

2.61 × 10− 10

2.31 × 10− 10

2.99 × 10− 10

L LDL

5.19 × 10− 10

4.52 × 10− 10

5.93 × 10− 10

M LDL

2.32 × 10− 10

2.01 × 10− 10

2.65 × 10− 10

S LDL

1.52 × 10− 10

1.37 × 10− 10

1.71 × 10− 10

XL HDL

2.28 × 10− 10

1.79 × 10− 10

2.96 × 10− 10

L HDL

1.34 × 10− 9

9.36 × 10− 10

1.83 × 10− 9

M HDL

2.72 × 10− 9

2.24 × 10− 9

3.24 × 10− 9

S HDL

7.86 × 10− 9

7.12 × 10− 9

8.61 × 10− 9

  1. aConcentration of p,p’-DDE and plasma lipoproteins in M
  2. Abbreviations: IQR Inter quartile range, XL Extra large, L Large, M Medium, S Small, XS Extra Small, VLDL Very low density lipoprotein, IDL Intermediate density lipoprotein, LDL Low density lipoprotein, HDL High density lipoprotein