Research Article
Cholesterol Synthesis Is Associated with Hepatic Lipid Content and Dependent on Fructose/Glucose Intake in Healthy Humans
Table 3
Univariate correlations among the noncholesterol sterol to cholesterol ratios.
| | Lathosterol/cholesterol | Desmosterol/cholesterol | Lanosterol/cholesterol | Campesterol/cholesterol | Sitosterol/cholesterol | Cholestanol/cholesterol |
| Lathosterol/cholesterol | — | 0.572† | 0.489‡ | −0.493‡ | −0.378 | −0.378 | Desmosterol/cholesterol | 0.572† | — | 0.607† | −0.280 | −0.173 | −0.357 | Lanosterol/cholesterol | 0.489‡ | 0.607† | — | −0.059 | 0.000 | −0.036 | Campesterol/cholesterol | −0.493‡ | −0.280 | −0.059 | — | 0.880* | 0.486‡ | Sitosterol/cholesterol | −0.378 | −0.173 | 0.000 | 0.880* | — | 0.375 | Cholestanol/cholesterol | −0.378 | −0.357 | −0.036 | 0.486‡ | 0.375 | — |
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Values are Pearson correlation coefficients calculated with linear regression; , †, ‡.
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