TABLE 2.

ApoB-containing lipoprotein subclasses in patients with β-thalassemia and the control group

	Control	β-TI	β-TM
Parameter
VLDL-cholesterol, mmol/l	1.2 ± 0.2	1.6 ± 0.3a	1.7 ± 0.3a
IDL-cholesterol, mmol/l	1.7 ± 0.3	1.3 ± 0.2a	1.2 ± 0.3a
Buoyant LDL-cholesterol, mmol/l	3.6 ± 0.7	2.8 ± 0.8a	2.6 ± 0.9a
sdLDL-cholesterol, mmol/l	0.20 ± 0.08	0.43 ± 0.10b	0.52 ± 0.30b
sdLDL proportion, %	3.6 ± 0.9	9.5 ± 2.1b	12.0 ± 4.1b
Mean LDL size, Å	269 ± 4	259 ± 3b	258 ± 4b

Data represent the mean ± SD values. IDL, intermediate density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein, sdLDL, small dense LDL; VLDL, very low density lipoprotein.

^aP < 0.01 compared with control values.

^bP < 0.001 compared with control values.