TABLE 3.

Associations between baseline noncholesterol sterols and change in noncholesterol sterols

Change in Noncholesterol Sterols	Simvastatin 80 mg (N = 289)		Ezetimibe/Simvastatin 10/80 mg (N = 302)
	β	P	β	P
Δ Lathosterol/TC, μg/mga
Lathosterol/TC, μg/mg	−0.752	<0.001	−0.623	<0.001
Campesterol/TC, μg/mg	−0.043	0.316	−0.049	0.313
Sitosterol/TC, μg/mg	−0.051	0.247	−0.048	0.336
Δ Lathosterol, mg/dlb
Lathosterol, mg/dl	−0.853	<0.001	−0.832	<0.001
Campesterol, mg/dl	−0.035	0.310	−0.027	0.435
Sitosterol, mg/dl	−0.025	0.470	−0.025	0.475
Δ Campesterol/TC, μg/mgc
Campesterol/TC, μg/mg	−0.210	0.001	−0.898	<0.001
Sitosterol/TC, μg/mg	−0.189	0.003	−0.695	<0.001
Lathosterol/TC, μg/mg	−0.122	0.050	−0.043	0.175
Δ Campesterol, mg/dld
Campesterol, mg/dl	−0.676	<0.001	−0.973	<0.001
Sitosterol, mg/dl	−0.567	<0.001	−0.821	<0.001
Lathosterol, mg/dl	−0.116	0.015	−0.005	0.754
Δ Sitosterol/TC, μg/mge
Sitosterol/TC, μg/mg	−0.164	0.009	−0.719	<0.001
Campesterol/TC, μg/mg	−0.117	0.057	−0.632	<0.001
Lathosterol/TC, μg/mg	−0.122	0.053	−0.052	0.286
Δ Sitosterol, mg/dl f
Sitosterol, mg/dl	−0.589	<0.001	−0.940	<0.001
Campesterol, mg/dl	−0.543	<0.001	−0.829	<0.001
Lathosterol, mg/dl	−0.118	0.025	−0.013	0.570

Data were analyzed by multiple regression. β represents the standardized β coefficient.

^aCorrected for baseline lathosterol/TC and BMI.

^bCorrected for baseline lathosterol and BMI.

^cCorrected for baseline campesterol/TC, lathosterol/TC, and BMI.

^dCorrected for baseline campesterol, lathosterol, and BMI.

^eCorrected for baseline sitosterol/TC, lathosterol/TC, and BMI.

^fCorrected for baseline sitosterol, lathosterol, and BMI.