Fig. 2 Correlation between the proportion of small, dense low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) and LDL cholesterol in participants without coronary artery disease (CAD) in A) the control group and B) the statin-treated group; and correlation between the proportion of small, dense LDL and LDL cholesterol in persons with coronary artery disease in C) the control group and D) the statin-treated group. The LDL-cholesterol concentration did not correlate with the proportion of small, dense LDL, regardless of statin treatment. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.