Table 1. Diameter range of lipoprotein subclasses.
LIPOPROTEIN | (nm) |
VLDL | |
Large VLDL | >60 |
Medium VLDL | 35–60 |
Small VLDL | 27–35 |
LDL | |
Large LDL | 21.2–23.0 |
Small LDL (total) | 18.0–21.2 |
Medium Small LDL | 19.8–21.2 |
Very Small LDL | 18.0–19.8 |
HDL | |
Large HDL | 8.8–13.0 |
Medium HDL | 8.2–8.8 |
Small HDL | 7.3–8.2 |