Table 3.

Multivariate analysis for variables associated with changes in lathosterol and β-sitosterol after 6 weeks of ezetimibe add-on therapy

Factor	Change in lathosterol		Change in β-sitosterol
	Beta	P value	Beta	P value
- baseline total cholesterol	0.009	0.0350	0.002	0.1936
- baseline LDL-C	0.004	0.4538	0.005	0.0210
- changes in total cholesterol	0.026	<0.0001	0.012	<0.0001
- changes in LDL-C	0.001	0.8297	0.005	0.1015
- baseline lathosterol	−0.409	<0.0001
- baseline β-sitosterol			−0.540	<0.0001
- statin type		0.5976		0.7147
- statin potency
high-potency	−0.491	0.0065	0.201	0.0215
medium-potency	0.000		0.000
low-potency	0.230		0.004