Increased small dense LDL and intermediate-density lipoprotein with albuminuria in type 1 diabetes

Increased small dense LDL and intermediate-density lipoprotein with albuminuria in type 1 diabetes. S D Sibley , J E Hokanson , M W Steffes , J Q Purnell , S M Marcovina , P A Cleary and J D Brunzell Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA. ssibleyu [dot] washington [dot] edu Abstract OBJECTIVE: This population study examines the relationship between LDL density and persistent albuminuria in subjects with type 1 diabetes at the end of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Subjects were classified as persistently normoalbuminuric (albumin excretion rate [AER] or = 30-299 mg/day, n = 80), and macroalbuminuric (AER = 300 mg/day, n = 24) based on the last two AER measures. RESULTS: Triglyceride (P