Research Article

Correlation between Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Calculated, and Measured Lipoproteins: Whether Calculated Small Density Lipoprotein Fraction Predicts Cardiovascular Risks

Table 6

Comparison of lipid parameters among subjects with and without nephropathic changes as measured by urine albumin creatinine ratio (UACR).

Lipid parameterUrine albumin creatinine ratio (UACR)MeanStd. deviationSig. (2-tailed)

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)<2.5 mg/g1354.360.540.006
>2.4 mg/g394.60.45
Fasting triglycerides (mmol/L)<2.5 mg/g1351.470.6690.082
>2.4 mg/g391.680.63
HDLc (mmol/L)<2.5 mg/g134.99510.270.084
>2.4 mg/g39.92540.20
mLDLc (mmol/L)<2.5 mg/g1342.61660.736620.413
>2.4 mg/g392.7156.63762
Non-HDLc (mmol/L)<2.5 mg/g1353.3656.590110.000
>2.4 mg/g393.6797.43173
cLDLc (mmol/L)<2.5 mg/g1352.6997.524340.007
>2.4 mg/g392.9110.38825
sdLDLc (mmol/L)<2.5 mg/g135.7586.351810.172
>2.4 mg/g39.8315.27045
lbLDLc (mmol/L)<2.5 mg/g1350.4277.329880.411
>2.4 mg/g390.4599.16809
sdLDLc/lbLDLc<2.5 mg/g1342.7685.881690.103
>2.4 mg/g393.06511.01300
mLDLc/HDLc<2.5 mg/g135.2950.132280.082
>2.4 mg/g39.3360.12625

As per Friedewald’s equation; measured using independent sample -test (SPSS); small density LDL-cholesterol (sdLDLc) by Srisawasdi et al. regression equation; large buoyant LDL-cholesterol (lbLDLc) by Srisawasdi et al. regression equation.