Table 2.

Summary Population Lipids and CRP at Baseline

	Baseline value (mean ± SD)
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)	212 ± 34
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	138 ± 33
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	45 ± 16
Non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	167 ± 33
VLDL cholesterol	29 ± 14
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	146 ± 72
CRP (mg/L)	3.53 ± 2.47
Cholestanol (μmol/L)	7.03 ± 2.73
Desmosterol (μmol/L)	2.77 ± 0.94
Lathosterol (μmol/L)	5.88 ± 3.18
Sitosterol (μmol/L)	6.31 ± 3.65
Cholestanol:cholesterol ratio (μmol cholestanol/mmol cholesterol × 100)*	126 ± 40
Desmosterol:cholesterol ratio (μmol desmosterol/mmol cholesterol × 100)	51 ± 16
Lathosterol:cholesterol ratio (μmol lathosterol/mmol cholesterol × 100)	109 ± 62
Sitosterol:cholesterol ratio (μmol sitosterol/mmol cholesterol × 100)	112 ± 57

*this format is adopted for ease of comparison with previous reports; synthesis and absorption markers are standardized to total cholesterol.