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	—

Values are Pearson correlation coefficients calculated with linear regression; ^∗𝑃<0.001, ^†𝑃<0.01, ^‡𝑃<0.05.