Size selection was performed using SPRIselect beads (Beckman Coulter, Indianapolis, IN, USA) and in-house calibration values (first round selection to select the upper or right limit of the distribution), salt unit equals to 0.427 and second round selection to select the lower or left limit of...
The LDL composition was measured by commercial methods adapted to a Cobas 6000/c501 autoanalyzer (Roche Diagnostics, Indianapolis, IN, USA). Total cholesterol, triglycerides and ApoB reagents were obtained from Roche Diagnostics. PLs, NEFAs, and free cholesterol reagents were obtained from Wako Pure...