Table 5.

Plasma apo(a) and the Kinetics of apo(a) and LDL‐apoB‐100 at Baseline in the 63 Subjects Grouped According to apo(a) Isoform Size

Characteristics	Apo(a) Isoform Size
	Small (KIV Repeats ≤22)	Large (KIV Repeats >22)
Predominant apo(a) isoform KIV	18 (17–19)a	28 (27–29)
Apo(a), nmol/L	33 (24–44)a	13 (11–16)
Apo(a) FCR, pool/day	0.32 (0.29–0.37)b	0.53 (0.46–0.61)
Apo(a) PR, nmol/kg per day	0.47 (0.34–0.66)c	0.31 (0.26–0.38)
LDL‐apoB‐100, mg/L	455±150	461±137
LDL‐apoB‐100 FCR, pools/day	0.43±0.13	0.49±0.13
LDL‐apoB‐100 PR, mg/kg per day	8.9±4.3	9.9±3.2

Values expressed as mean±SD or geometric mean (95% CI). Apo indicates apolipoprotein; FCR, fractional catabolic rate; KIV, kringle‐IV; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein; PR, production rate.

^a P<0.001.

^b P<0.01.

^c P<0.05.