Small dense low-density lipoprotein in primary biliary cholangitis: Independent association with metabolic syndrome

Table 6 Lipoprotein subfraction phenotype in primary biliary cholangitis patients with and without metabolic syndrome

Variable	No MetS	MetS	P value
LDL-C (mmol/L)	3.37 ± 0.82	3.08 ± 1.08	0.0211
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.81 ± 0.38	1.44 ± 0.43	< 0.0011
sdLDL (mmol/L)	0.00 IQR (0.00-0.07)	0.07 IQR (0.00-0.14)	0.0042
largeLDL (mmol/L)	1.27 IQR (1.03-1.78)	1.09 IQR (0.87-1.49)	0.0412
TG (mmol/L)	1.04 IQR (0.82-1.29)	1.31 IQR (1.03-1.78)	< 0.0012
TG/HDL-C ratio	0.60 IQR (0.42-0.79)	1.02 IQR (0.61-1.47)	< 0.0012
sdLDL/LargeLDL ratio	0.00 IQR (0.00-0.05)	0.05 IQR (0.00-0.15)	< 0.0012

¹Independent-samples t-test.

²Mann-Whitney U test.

HDL: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MetS: Metabolic syndrome; sdLDL: Small dense low-density lipoprotein; IQR: Interquartile range; TG: Triglycerides.