Research Article

Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Level Correlates with Lipoprotein Subfractions in Obese Nondiabetic Subjects

Table 2

Concentrations of lipoprotein subfractions in nondiabetic obese and lean participants.

Obese ()Control ()

VLDL subfraction (mmol/l)1.165 ± 0.170.868 ± 0.17<0.001
Midband (IDL) (mmol/l)1.207 ± 0.311.505 ± 0.38<0.001
LDL subfractions
 Large LDL (mmol/l)1.267 (1.06–1.603)1.047 (0.827–1.344)<0.01
 Small-dense LDL (mmol/l)0.091 (0.026–0.155)0.026 (0–0.052)<0.001
 Mean LDL size (nm)26.98 ± 0.3127.26 ± 0.37<0.001
HDL subfractions
 Large HDL (mmol/l)0.284 (0.207–0.388)0.453 (0.31–0.608)<0.001
 Intermediate HDL (mmol/l)0.6594 (0.595–0.828)0.749 (0.659–0.853)<0.05
 Small HDL (mmol/l)0.336 (0.284–0.388)0.284 (0.246–0.336)<0.01

Values are presented as deviation or median (lower quartile–upper quartile).