Elevated Serum Small Dense Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol May Increase the Risk and Severity of Coronary Heart Disease and Predict Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 4

Linear relationship between small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and severity of coronary heart disease.

sdLDL-C (mmol/L)	1 vessel	2 vessels	≥3 vessels		Low GS	Intermediate GS	High GS
0.12–0.58	215	160	173	<0.001	267	161	124	<0.001
0.58–0.80	147	203	212		180	256	160
0.81–1.07	103	151	296		129	189	210
1.07–2.31	111	142	307		146	162	234

sdLDL-C: small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; GS: Gensini score. Statistical analysis was performed with the Mantel-Haenszel test for linear trend.