Cholesterol Metabolism and Weight Reduction in Subjects with Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: A Randomised, Controlled Study

Table 3

Associations between serum desmosterol and campesterol ratios to cholesterol and desmosterol : campesterol ratio and Sa_O2^∗.

	Desmosterol : cholesterol		Campesterol : cholesterol		Desmosterol : campesterol
	Beta	𝑃 value	Beta	𝑃 value	Beta	𝑃 value
Gender	−0.264	0.062	−0.348	0.094	0.131	0.742
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.047	0.732	−0.033	0.873	0.045	0.802
HOMA-IR	0.524	<0.001	−0.011	0.956	0.247	0.153
SaO2	−0.322	0.031	0.604	0.008	−0.584	0.004
𝑅^2	0.623		0.175		0.360

 *Multiple linear regression analysis models (adjustment with gender, BMI, and HOMA-IR).