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. 2013 Aug 5;8(8):e70436. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070436

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