Table 2

Effect of LDL apheresis on plasma lipoproteins (mmol/l)

	Plasma		LDL		HDL		VLDL
	Cholesterol	Triglycerides	Cholesterol	Triglycerides	Cholesterol	Triglycerides	Cholesterol	Triglycerides
Before apheresis	3.66 (0.33)	1.91 (0.22)	2.19 (0.29)	0.46 (0.07)	0.91 (0.12)	0.31 (0.06)	0.57 (0.10)	1.15 (0.24)	n=8
Apheresis (1st hour)	2.91 (0.21)^**	0.95 (0.08)^**	1.86 (0.19)^*	0.32 (0.05)	0.85 (0.09)	0.38 (0.05)	0.20 (0.03)^*	0.29 (0.02)^**	n=8
Apheresis (2nd hour)	2.66 (0.22)^**	0.91 (0.08)^**	1.63 (0.17)^*	0.30 (0.05)^*	0.81 (0.10)	0.31 (0.04)	0.22 (0.04)^*	0.30 (0.04)^*	n=8
After apheresis (1st hour)	2.49 (0.22)^**	1.16 (0.08)^*	1.37 (0.20)^**	0.26 (0.06)^*	0.81 (0.07)	0.34 (0.04)	0.30 (0.04)^*	0.55 (0.05)^*	n=7
After apheresis (2nd hour)	2.58 (0.22)^*	1.62 (0.11)^*	1.41 (0.21)^*	0.27 (0.06)	0.77 (0.08)	0.38 (0.08)	0.40 (0.05)	0.96 (0.16)	n=6

Significance of change in relation to values before apheresis:^*p<0.05; ^**p<0.01. Students t test.