APOB and atherosclerosis: Although clinical and experimental data have shown association between different biochemical factors such as cholesterol, especially low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglyceride (TG), apolipoprotein B (Apo B), and lipoprotein (a) [Lp (a)] concentrations with CVD risk,13-15 to the best of our knowledge, few population-based studies have examined the associations of various demographic factors, biochemical parameters, inflammatory biomarkers, as well as lipoprotein ratios or “atherogenic indices” with ASCVD risk.