Pairwise correlation coefficients* between PC1 and PC2 with individual lipids, lipoproteins and lipoprotein particles
| PC1 | PC2 | |
| PC1 | 1 | 0 |
| PC2 | 0 | 1 |
| TG | 0.78 | 0.23 |
| HDLc | −0.80 | 0.23 |
| VLDLp | 0.70 | 0.29 |
| Small VLDLp | 0.29 | 0.31 |
| Medium VLDLp | 0.73 | 0.17 |
| Large VLDLp | 0.66 | 0.10 |
| HDLp | −0.44 | 0.19 |
| Small HDLp | 0.51 | −0.16 |
| Medium HDLp | −0.42 | 0.24 |
| Large HDLp | −0.78 | 0.17 |
| TC | 0.07 | 0.96 |
| LDLc | 0.13 | 0.86 |
| LDLp | 0.45 | 0.60 |
| Small-LDLp | 0.82 | 0.05 |
| Large-LDLp | −0.69 | 0.46 |
| IDLp | 0.22 | 0.67 |
*Coefficients indicate pairwise Pearson’s R correlation.
HDLc, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDLp, high-density lipoprotein particles; IDLp, intermediate density lipoprotein particles; LDLc, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDLp, low-density lipoprotein particle; PC, principal component; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; VLDLp, very low-density lipoprotein particles.