<Tr> <Td> 25--50% </Td> <Td> 26.7--30.5 </Td> <Td> Those with lower total HDL particle concentrations & Borderline - High rates of cardiovascular disease </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0--25% </Td> <Td> <26.7 </Td> <Td> Those with lowest total HDL particle concentrations & Highest rates of cardiovascular disease events </Td> </Tr> <Table> Large (protective) HDL particle Table <Tr> <Th> MESA Percentile </Th> <Th> Large HDL particles μmol / L </Th> <Th> Interpretation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>> 75% </Td> <Td>> 7.3 </Td> <Td> Those with highest (Optimal) Large HDL particle concentrations & lowest rates of cardiovascular disease events </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50--75% </Td> <Td> 4.8--7.3 </Td> <Td> Those with moderately high Large HDL particle concentrations & moderate rates of cardiovascular disease events </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25--50% </Td> <Td> 3.1--4.8 </Td> <Td> Those with lower Large HDL particle concentrations & Borderline - High rates of cardiovascular disease </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0--25% </Td> <Td> <3.1 </Td> <Td> Those with lowest Large HDL particle concentrations & Highest rates of cardiovascular disease events </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> MESA Percentile </Th> <Th> Large HDL particles μmol / L </Th> <Th> Interpretation </Th> </Tr>

High-density lipoproteins (hdl) function in lipid transport by