| VARIABLE | 
        < 92 mg/dL
          (n=59) | 
        93-122 mg/dL
          (n=59) | 
        > 123 mg/dL 
          (n=58) | 
        P | 
       
      
        | LDL-C | 
        71    (61, 82) | 
        106    (100, 115) | 
        144    (132, 160) | 
        <    0.001 | 
       
      
        | Triglycerides  | 
        128    (81, 237) | 
        146    (84, 250) | 
        126    (85, 188) | 
        0.57 | 
       
      
        | RLP-C | 
        7.9    (5.4, 18.8) | 
        10.3    (6.6, 18.6) | 
        8.8    (7.1, 14.7) | 
        0.44 | 
       
      
        | NEFA (mEq/L) | 
        0.3    (0.3, 0.4) | 
        0.4    (0.2, 0.5) | 
        0.3    (0.2, 0.5) | 
        0.97 | 
       
      
        | Apo-B | 
        65    (52, 80) | 
        86    (76, 94) | 
        98    (92, 107) | 
        <    0.001 | 
       
      
        | Lp(a)  | 
        15    (6, 30) | 
        15    (5, 40) | 
        26    (15, 59) | 
        0.006 | 
       
      
        | HDL-C | 
        33    (25, 48) | 
        36    (31, 46) | 
        42    (33, 49) | 
        0.013 | 
       
      
        | HDL-TG | 
        18    (14, 25) | 
        18    (11, 28) | 
        14    (10, 19) | 
        0.039 | 
       
      
        | ApoA-I  | 
        118    (98, 142) | 
        126    (108, 139) | 
        125    (111, 141) | 
        0.29 | 
       
      
        | ApoA-II | 
        33    (27, 41) | 
        33    (30, 40) | 
        37    (29, 43) | 
        0.23 | 
       
      
        | ApoE  | 
        4.0    (3.3, 5.3) | 
        4.3    (3.4, 5.3) | 
        4.2    (3.5, 5.5) | 
        0.76 | 
       
      
        | Preβ-1  |  
        35    (24, 46) | 
        39    (32, 46) | 
        35    (29, 43) | 
        0.30 | 
       
      
        | Preβ-2  | 
        1.5    (0.9, 2.8) | 
        1.5    (1.0, 2.6) | 
        2.1    (1.2, 3.5) | 
        0.094 | 
       
      
        | α-1  |  
        10    (5, 17) | 
        10    (7, 17) | 
        10    (6, 14) | 
        0.86 | 
       
      
        | α-2 | 
        26    (22, 32) | 
        30    (25, 39) | 
        28    (23, 35) | 
        0.13 | 
       
      
        | α-3 | 
        22    (17, 28) | 
        23    (18, 27) | 
        23    (18, 30) | 
        0.83 | 
       
      
        | α-4  | 
        7    (5, 10) | 
        7    (5, 9) | 
        8    (6, 10) | 
        0.94 | 
       
      
        | Preα-1 | 
        2.3    (0.6, 6.2) | 
        2.6    (0.8, 5.1) | 
        2.5    (1.2, 4.1) | 
        0.93 | 
       
      
        | Preα-2 | 
        3.4    (2.1, 4.6) | 
        4.1    (2.3, 5.7) | 
        3.8    (2.7, 5.2) | 
        0.50 | 
       
      
        | Preα-3 | 
        2.9    (2.1, 4.0) | 
        2.8    (1.9, 3.8) | 
        2.8    (2.1, 4.5) | 
        0.68 | 
       
      
        | Preα-4 | 
        1.2    (0.7, 1.5) | 
        1.2    (0.6, 1.7) | 
        1.1    (0.5, 1.7) | 
        0.82 | 
       
      
        | CETP (μg/mL) | 
        2.0    (1.7, 2.5) | 
        2.2    (1.7, 2.6) | 
        2.3    (2.0, 2.8) | 
        0.050 | 
       
      
        | LCAT (μg/mL) | 
        7    (6, 8) | 
        7    (6, 8) | 
        7    (6, 9) | 
        0.42 | 
       
      
        | CETP    Activity (μg/mL/hour) | 
        -0.1    (-1.3, 1.8) | 
        0.9    (-0.3, 2.7) | 
        0.2    (-0.9, 1.8) | 
        0.17 | 
       
      
        | LCAT Activity (μg/mL/hour) |  
        17 (11, 26) | 
        18 (11, 27) | 
        14 (8, 27) | 
        0.41 | 
       
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