Serum lipoprotein profile, particle size, and numbers
Normal | Moderate steatosis | Severe steatosis | |
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Serum lipids (mmol/l) | |||
Triglycerides | 1.57 ± 0.12 | 2.07 ± 0.15* | 2.28 ± 0.20† |
HDL cholesterol | 1.28 ± 0.06 | 1.12 ± 0.05* | 1.01 ± 0.04† |
LDL cholesterol | 3.25 ± 0.16 | 3.38 ± 0.17 | 3.25 ± 0.16 |
Total cholesterol | 5.12 ± 0.17 | 5.27 ± 0.19 | 5.05 ± 0.19 |
ApoB (g/l) | 0.94 ± 0.05 | 1.04 ± 0.04 | 1.03 ± 0.05 |
Particle size (nm) | |||
VLDL | 53.37 ± 1.40 | 58.73 ± 2.34* | 60.88 ± 1.82* |
LDL | 21.23 ± 0.18 | 20.95 ± 0.26 | 20.35 ± 0.20* |
HDL | 8.74 ± 0.10 | 8.52 ± 0.09* | 8.33 ± 0.05*‡ |
Particle concentration | |||
Chylomicrons (nmol/l) | 0.03 ± 0.00 | 0.02 ± 0.00 | 0.03 ± 0.01 |
VLDL (nmol/l) | 71.20 ± 7.60 | 77.88 ± 5.43 | 78.77 ± 6.90 |
LDL (μmol/l) | 1.22 ± 0.08 | 1.38 ± 0.07 | 1.49 ± 0.10 |
Small, dense LDL | 0.65 ± 0.08 | 0.81 ± 0.11* | 1.12 ± 0.12† |
Large, buoyant LDL | 0.51 ± 0.05 | 0.49 ± 0.08 | 0.30 ± 0.05*‡ |
IDL | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.08 ± 0.01 |
HDL (μmol/l) | 23.34 ± 1.66 | 22.95 ± 1.95 | 23.19 ± 1.58 |