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

Table 2 Descriptions^a of lipoprotein constituents within each lipoprotein subgroup of PIVUS participants (n = 571)

Lipoprotein	Triglycerides			Cholesterol Esters			Free Cholesterol			Total Cholesterol			Phospholipids
Lipoprotein	Median	IQR		Median	IQR		Median	IQR		Median	IQR		Median	IQR
XL VLDL	2.62	0.00	5.05	3.42	0.00	4.68	1.06	0.00	1.80	4.51	0.00	6.51	0.97	0.00	2.06
L VLDL	7.98	5.01	12.10	5.65	3.98	7.64	1.97	1.10	3.03	7.64	5.18	10.80	2.45	1.12	4.35
M VLDL	16.90	13.10	22.00	24.90	20.10	31.00	10.40	8.34	13.00	35.50	29.00	43.80	13.00	9.58	17.20
S VLDL	11.40	9.33	14.10	11.80	9.61	14.40	9.16	7.57	11.00	20.90	17.30	25.40	11.80	9.13	15.00
XS VLDL	5.94	5.04	7.05	17.80	15.20	21.10	5.48	4.71	6.33	23.20	20.00	27.50	8.33	6.97	9.67
Total IDL	9.19	7.74	10.60	63.30	54.80	73.40	22.20	19.40	25.50	85.90	74.20	99.10	29.30	25.80	33.50
L LDL	8.48	7.53	9.74	74.30	63.20	86.20	31.30	27.70	36.00	106.00	91.50	23.00	42.90	38.30	48.50
M LDL	3.73	3.33	4.35	24.30	21.00	28.20	14.40	12.30	16.70	38.70	33.20	44.80	20.50	17.80	23.40
S LDL	2.43	2.13	2.80	10.40	9.34	11.70	7.27	6.12	8.45	17.60	15.50	20.10	10.00	8.69	11.60
XL HDL	1.35	1.15	1.63	3.89	2.43	5.78	1.45	1.09	1.84	5.38	3.56	7.60	7.72	4.97	11.30
L HDL	3.93	3.12	4.78	20.20	13.70	29.60	3.19	2.19	4.57	23.40	15.90	34.20	33.30	24.40	44.80
M HDL	4.89	4.05	5.73	26.60	21.10	33.40	3.41	2.74	4.22	29.80	23.70	37.60	42.30	36.60	48.50
S HDL	5.97	5.07	6.89	34.30	30.20	38.30	4.64	4.16	5.15	38.90	34.30	43.20	45.10	40.60	50.10

^aConcentration in M × 10⁻⁵
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

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