| Parameter |
High-HDL ( n= 32) |
Low-HDL ( n = 36) |
|
| Women (%) |
45.8 |
54.2 |
|
| Men (%) |
58.8 |
41.2 |
|
| Self-reported physically active (%):30 min of PA ≥ 5 times x week |
42.2 |
37.9 |
|
| Alcohol (g/d) |
0.04 ± 0.17 |
0.03 ± 0.09 |
|
| Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) |
4.89 ± 1.2 |
4.50 ± 1.2 |
|
| Total triglycerides (mmol/L) |
1.46 ± 0.9 |
2.03 ± 1.2* |
|
| VLDL diameter (nm) |
50.4 ± 12.0 |
51.4 ± 8.1 |
|
| Total VLDL particles (mmol/L) |
69.4 ± 49.4 |
97.0 ± 48.2* |
|
| Large VLDL (mmol/L) |
3.5 ± 4.7 |
7.4 ± 8.3* |
|
| Medium VLDL (mmol/L) |
27.5 ± 21.5 |
47.1 ± 30.8* |
|
| Small VLDL (mmol/L) |
38.4 ± 30.7 |
42.5 ± 21.0 |
|
| IDL (mmol/L) |
73.2 ± 74.9 |
56.3 ± 44.9 |
|
| Total LDL (mmol/L) |
2.62 ± 1.0 |
2.63 ± 1.2 |
|
| LDL diameter (nm) |
21.2 ± 1.0** |
20.1 ± 0.7 |
|
| Total LDL particles (mmol/L) |
1150.3 ± 507.4* |
1294.4 ± 416.7 |
|
| Large LDL (mmol/L) |
404.8 ± 197.6** |
202.8 ± 145.7 |
|
| Medium Small LDL (mmol/L) |
137.6 ±104.4** |
204.8 ± 90.9 |
|
| Very Small LDL (mmol/L) |
672.3 ± 527.0** |
1035.2 ± 439.3 |
|
| Total HDL-C (mmol/L) |
1.46 ± 0.5** |
0.99 ± 0.2 |
|
| HDL diameter (nm) |
9.2 ± 0.6** |
8.7 ± 0.3 |
|
| Total HDL particles (μmmol/L) |
32.7 ± 6.2* |
28.7 ± 5.1 |
|
| Large HDL (μmmol/L) |
8.6 ± 5.1** |
3.9 ± 2.1 |
|
| Medium HDL (μmmol/L) |
6.2 ± 5.7 |
4.7 ± 4.6 |
|
| Small HDL (μmmol/L) |
17.9 ± 6.5 |
20.2 ± 6.6 |
|
| Statins (% of people prescribed) |
51.6 |
57.8 |
1Values are mean ± SD Values
*Significantly different at P < 0.05
**Significantly different at P < 0.001 |
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