Relationship between Icodextrin use and decreased level of small low-density lipoprotein cholesterol fractioned by high-performance gel permeation chromatography

Table 3 Cholesterol levels in lipoproteins and TG levels

	All	Control	Icodextrin	p
Total cholesterol level (mg/dl)	183.1±37.2	184.8±43.9	181.6±31.0	0.77
CM cholesterol level (mg/dl)	1.1±1.8	1.2±2.4	0.9±1.2	0.55
VLDL-C level (mg/dl)	37.6±16.0	38.9±16.9	36.4±15.4	0.60
LDL-C level (mg/dl)	93.7±27.6	98.8±30.8	89.2±24.2	0.23
HDL-C level (mg/dl)	50.8±20.3	45.9±15.3	55.1±23.3	0.11
Triglyceride level (mg/dl)	139.3±70.6	145.2±81.5	134.1±60.6	0.59
Apolipoprotein B level (mg/dl)	91.6±24.3	97±26.5	86.8±21.5	0.15

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. The values are compared between the groups by the chi-square test or t-test.
Abbreviations: control control group, icodextrin icodextrin group, CM chylomicron, VLDL-C very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

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