Table 3.

Correlation coefficients (r) between fat and cholesterol contents and the level of cholesterol oxidation derivatives (COPs) in dairy products.

	7K	7αOH	7βOH	5,6αE	5,6βE	∑ COPs
Fat	0.779	0.548	0.810	0.723	0.777	0.810
CH	0.768	0.594	0.786	0.735	0.749	0.807

CH—cholesterol; 7K—7-ketocholesterol; 7αOH—7α-hydroxycholesterol; 7βOH—7β-hydroxycholesterol; 5,6αE—5,6α-epoxycholesterol; 5,6βE—5,6β-epoxycholesterol.