Abstract:Objective To investigate the relationship between levels of small dense low-density lipoprotein (sdLDL-C), LDL-C/HDL-C ratio, sdLDL-C/HDL-C ratio and the degree of carotid atherosclerosis. Methods 227 patients in the Department of Neurology of the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University from September 2018 to February 2019 were recruited. According to the result of color Doppler ultrasonic detection, the patients were divided into the carotid intima-media thickening group (114 cases) and the carotid stenosis group (113 cases). 100 healthy people were randomly selected as the control group from the physical examination center during the same period. sdLDL-C and other lipid indexes were detected, the cholesterol ratio was calculated, and the relationship between the indexes and the degree of carotid atherosclerosis was analyzed. Results The values of serum sdLDL-C, HDL-C, APOA, APOB, LDL-C/HDL-C and sdLDL-C/HDL-C were significantly different in the control group, carotid intima-media thickening group and carotid stenosis group (P < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed HDL-C [Ol ^ R = 0.673 (95% CI: 0.642, 0.870), P = 0.0430] was the protective factor for carotid atherosclerosis, while sdLDL-C [Ol ^ R = 4.790 (95% CI: 1.816, 12.632), P = 0.0015] was a risk factor. Spearman correlation analysis showed that level of sdLDL-C was positively correlated with that of TC, TG, LDL-C, LDL-C/ HDL-C, and sdLDL-C/HDL-C (r s = 0.628, 0.56, 0.637, 0.716, 0.903, P < 0.05), but negatively correlated with that of HDL-C (r s = -0.299, P = 0.003). Conclusions sdLDL-C is an important risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis and can be used to evaluate the degree of carotid atherosclerosis.