Table III. Atherogenic and atheroprotective lipoprotein subclasses and cholesterol concentrations adapted from Ref.[41, 42].
Lipoprotein Subclasses | KD Cohorts | |
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Atherogenic Subclasses | Pediatric KD compared to pediatric HC | Adult KD compared to adult HC |
Small LDL-P | ↑ | NS |
Small HDL-P | ↑ | ↓ |
Total LDL-P | ↓ | NS |
IDL-P | ↓ | ↓ |
Total VLDL/Chylomicrons | ↓ | ↓ |
LDL-C | ↓ | NS |
Total Triglycerides | ↓ | ↓ |
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Atheroprotective Subclasses | Pediatric KD compared to pediatric HC | Adult KD compared to adult HC |
| ||
Large HDL-P | ↑ | NS |
Total HDL-P | NS | ↓ |
HDL-C | NS | ↓ |
HC=healthy controls; LDL-P=low-density lipoprotein particles; HDL-P=high-density lipoprotein particles; IDL-P=intermediate-density lipoprotein particles; VLDL=very-low-density lipoprotein; LDL-C= low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C=high-density lipoprotein cholesterol