Research Article

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 parameterMetabolic syndrome (as per IDF criteria)MeanStd. devSig. (2-tailed)

HDLc (mmol/L)Present1210.940.250.028
Not present1081.020.26
mLDLc (mmol/L)Present1212.800.760.013
Not present1072.560.66
Non-HDLc (mmol/L)Present1213.630.600.002
Not present1083.360.65
cLDLc (mmol/L)Present1212.790.520.569
Not present1082.750.54
sdLDLc (mmol/L)Present1210.920.330.000
Not present1080.700.29
lbLDLc (mmol/L)Present1211.870.540.575
Not present1081.830.51
sdLDLc/lbLDLcPresent1210.550.510.010
Not present1080.400.38

Measured LDL-cholesterol (mLDLc); calculated LDL-cholesterol (cLDLc) as per Friedewald’s equation; small dense LDL-cholesterol (sdLDLc); large buoyant LDL-cholesterol (lbLDLc).