TABLE 1.

Mildly hypercholesterolemic study population (N = 175)

Characteristic	Value
Age, years	59.7 ± 5.6
Male/ female, n	119 / 56
BMI, kg/m2	25.5 ± 2.9
Total cholesterol, mmol/l	6.12 ± 0.69
LDL-cholesterol, mmol/l	4.01 ± 0.56
HDL-cholesterol, mmol/l	1.61 ± 0.43
Triglycerides, mmol/l	1.03 [0.29–2.72]
Campesterol, mg/dl	0.90 ± 0.44
Sitosterol, mg/dl	0.62 ± 0.30
Cholestanol, mg/dl	0.86 ± 0.27
Lathosterol, mg/dl	0.74 ± 0.30
Campesterol/TC, μg/mg	1.51 ± 0.70
Sitosterol/TC, μg/mg	1.08 ± 0.51
Cholestanol/TC, μg/mg	1.40 ± 0.40
Lathosterol/TC, μg/mg	1.22 ± 0.49

Data are presented as means ± SD, median [range] or number (n).