Table 1. Characteristics of Four Classes of Lipoproteins^a.

			surface component (mol %)			core lipids (mol %)
	diameter (nm)	protein components	protein	phospholipid	cholesterol	cholesterol ester	triglycerides
chylomicron	75–1200	ApoB-48	2	63	35	5	95
VLDL	30–80	ApoB-100	2	55	43	24	76
LDL	18–25	ApoB-100	2	58	42	19	81
HDL	5–12	ApoA-I, A-II, E, C	2	72	23	82	18

^aAdapted with permission from Reference (59).