Table 2.

The distribution of LDL subclasses in AIS patients and controls

LDL subclasses	AIS (n = 566)	Controls (n = 197)	P value *
LDL-1 (mg/dL)	21.5 (15, 29)	23 (17, 30.5)	0.021 *
LDL-2 (mg/dL)	18 (13, 25)	18 (13, 24)	0.318
LDL-3 (mg/dL)	7 (2, 13)	3 (1, 6)	< 0.001 *
LDL-4 (mg/dL)	0 (0, 3)	0 (0, 0)	< 0.001 *
LDL-5 (mg/dL)	0 (0, 0)	0 (0, 0)	0.032 *
LDL-6 (mg/dL)	0 (0, 0)	0 (0, 0)	0.117
LDL-7 (mg/dL)	0 (0, 0)	0 (0, 0)	0.206

LDL Low density lipoprotein; *p <  0.05