APOB and chronic kidney disease: However, in one large cohort of patients with CKD, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, VLDL (very-low-density lipoproteins), LDL (low-density lipoprotein), apoA1 (Apolipoprotein A1), apoB (apolipoprotein B), and Lp(a) (Lipoprotein(a)) were not independently associated with the progression of kidney disease[37].