TABLE 2.
Lipidic distribution profile in LDL subclasses of DM patients and nonDM individuals
| Lipid Content (μg/mg of protein) | ||||
| LDL1 | LDL2 | LDL3 | LDL4 | |
| NonDM | ||||
| CE | 1,884.1 [1,477.8–2,290.5] | 1,251.0 [8,91.0–1,704.2] | 906.9 [812.1–988.0] | 2,536.5 [2,445.7–2,627.3] |
| PC, LPC, SM | 200.7 [195.3–206.1] | 121.3 [107.3–137.8] | 176.8 [173.6–180.2] | 278.8 [256.7–300.9] |
| PE, LPE | 3.3 [3.0–3.6] | 1.2 [1.0–1.7] | 0.8 [0.7–1.0] | 1.2 [1.1–1.3] |
| PS, LPS | 31.9 [29.1–34.7] | 8.0 [6.9–11.6] | 3.5 [3.3–6.8] | 26.6 [18.1–35.1] |
| DM | ||||
| CE | 774.9 [748.5–801.4] | 1,610.5 [1,384.4–1,641.9] | 1,319.3 [1,011.4–1,408.2] | 1,882.0 [1,383.5–2,250.4] |
| PC, LPC, SM | 296.2 [295.6–296.9] | 256.1 [202.8–350.3] | 233.7 [221.1–235.5]a | 324.3 [226.2–345.7] |
| PE, LPE | 1.7 [1.6–1.7] | 0.8 [0.7–0.8] | 0.5 [0.5–0.5]a | 1.1 [1.0–1.2] |
| PS, LPS | 42.4 [37.4–47.4] | 19.1 [18.8–20.5]a | 8.1 [7.9–9.6] | 19.3 [17.7–19.5] |
Data are expressed as median [interquartile range].
a
P = 0.049, Mann-Whitney, DM versus NonDM.