Chronic hepatitis C virus infection and lipoprotein metabolism

Table 1 Classification of circulating lipoproteins

Class name	Density (g/mL)	Diameter (nm)	% Protein	% Cholesterol (free cholesterol + cholesteryl ester)	% Phospholipids	% Triglycerides	% Free fatty acids
CM	< 0.95	100-1000	< 2	4-8	7-8	84-88	0
VLDL	0.950-1.006	30-80	7-10	20-25	18-20	50-55	1
IDL	1.006-1.019	25-50	10-18	29-45	22-27	25-31	1
LDL	1.019-1.063	18-28	20-25	45-58	20-28	10-15	1
HDL	1.063-1.210	5-15	33-57	17-40	26-46	3-15	0-6

HDL: High-density lipoprotein; CM: Chylomicron; IDL: Intermediate-density lipoprotein; VLDL: Very-low-density lipoprotein; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein.