Table 2. Correlation with desmosterol.

	Correlation Coefficient	p value
T-Cho	0.546	＜0.001
LDL-C	0.525	＜0.001
Triglyceride	0.270	＜0.001
ALT	0.196	＜0.01
Ferritin	0.168	＜0.05
HOMA-R	0.166	＜0.05
Alb	0.112	0.110
AST	0.095	0.163
Weight	0.056	0.418
WBC	0.021	0.768
FBS	0.006	0.930
BUN	0.002	0.973
BMI	0.016	0.816
HDL-C	-0.005	0.940
γ-GTP	-0.008	0.912
ALP	-0.019	0.785
Creatinine	-0.057	0.417
HbA1c	-0.069	0.314
Platelet count	-0.074	0.29
Age	-0.162	＜0.05

Note: Correlation coefficient with desmosterol were analyzed by Pearson’s test. HOMA-R, Ferritin and HbA1c were completed with simple imputation (median imputation, 17.1%, 37/217, 0.9%, 2/217, and 1.8%, 4/217 respectively). In terms of HOMA-R, the data of insulin-treated patients (n = 5) were also dealt with as missing values. LDL-C and HDL-C were also completed with simple imputation (mean imputation, 1.4%, 3/217, 0.2%, 1/217, respectively).

Abbreviation: γ-GTP, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase; BMI, body mass index; FBS, fasting blood sugar; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HDL, High density lipoprotein; HOMA-R, homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance; LDL-C; Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; T-Cho, Total cholesterol