Table 3.

Correlation of LDL particle diameter with lipids, apolipoproteins, hsCRP and insulin

LDL- PD
Variable	Pearson correlation coefficient	p Value
Glucose (mg/dl)	−0.089	0.149
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	−0.118	0.026
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	−0.273	0.000
HDL (mg/dl)	0.069	0.193
LDL (mg/dl)	−0.089	0.096
TG/HDL	−0.270	0.000
APOA1 (mg/dl)	0.046	0.395
APO B (mg/dl)	−0.009	0.870
APO E (mg/dl)	0.020	0.714
Lipoprotein (a) (mg/dl)	−0.119	0.031
hsCRP (mg/l)	−0.032	0.553
Insulin (µIU/ml)	0.008	0.885

HDL, High density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; APO, apolipoprotein; CRP; C-reactive protein.

Bold font shows the significant correlations and their p-value.