Correlation between Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Calculated, and Measured Lipoproteins: Whether Calculated Small Density Lipoprotein Fraction Predicts Cardiovascular Risks
Table 3
Comparison of lipid indices among subjects with and without metabolic syndrome as per IDF criteria.
Lipid parameter
Metabolic syndrome (as per IDF criteria)
Mean
Std. dev
Sig. (2-tailed)
HDLc (mmol/L)
Present
121
0.94
0.25
0.028
Not present
108
1.02
0.26
mLDLc (mmol/L)
Present
121
2.80
0.76
0.013
Not present
107
2.56
0.66
Non-HDLc (mmol/L)
Present
121
3.63
0.60
0.002
Not present
108
3.36
0.65
cLDLc (mmol/L)
Present
121
2.79
0.52
0.569
Not present
108
2.75
0.54
sdLDLc (mmol/L)
Present
121
0.92
0.33
0.000
Not present
108
0.70
0.29
lbLDLc (mmol/L)
Present
121
1.87
0.54
0.575
Not present
108
1.83
0.51
sdLDLc/lbLDLc
Present
121
0.55
0.51
0.010
Not present
108
0.40
0.38
Measured LDL-cholesterol (mLDLc); calculated LDL-cholesterol (cLDLc) as per Friedewald’s equation; small dense LDL-cholesterol (sdLDLc); large buoyant LDL-cholesterol (lbLDLc).