Low-density lipoprotein particle size in hepatic steatosis and metabolic syndrome

Table 4 Adjusted mean values (± SE) of LDL particle sizes

	Control	HS alone	HS with MetS	P value (Between groups)	P value (Linear trend)
LDL peak particle size, nm
Model 1	27.6 ± 0.1	27.2 ± 0.1*	26.8 ± 0.2**	0.001	< 0.001
Model 2	27.6 ± 0.1	27.3 ± 0.1	26.9 ± 0.2**	0.009	0.003
LDL I (27.2~28.5 nm), %
Model 1	30.8 ± 0.6	27.9 ± 0.7*	25.9 ± 1.1**	0.001	0.001
Model 2	30.5 ± 0.6	28.0 ± 0.7*	26.7 ± 1.0*	0.005	0.004
LDL III, (24.2~25.5 nm), %
Model 1	19.3 ± 0.4	20.8 ± 0.5	22.2 ± 0.8**	0.006	0.002
Model 2	19.5 ± 0.4	20.8 ± 0.5	21.7 ± 0.7*	0.026	0.013

Model 1 included age, sex, alcohol drinking (≥20g/d), smoking, BMI, and HOMA-IR.
Model 2 included variables in the model 1 plus total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and apo B.
* P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01; compared with the control (Bonferroni adjustment for multiple comparisons).

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