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. 2018 Oct 15;60(1):161–167. doi: 10.1194/jlr.P088583

TABLE 3.

Effects of PCSK9-antibodies on PCSK9, major lipids, and noncholesterol sterols

Lipids Absolute Change Percent Change a
PCSK9, ng/mlb 2,459 (115) 760 (45) <0.001
Total cholesterol, mmol/l −2.44 (0.08) −38.8 (0.9) <0.001
LDL-cholesterol, mmol/l −2.02 (0.06) −52.1 (1.7) <0.001
HDL-cholesterol, mmol/l 0.14 (0.01) 13.8 (1.5) <0.001
Total triglycerides, mmol/l −0.48 (0.05) −17.1 (1.8) <0.001
Lathosterol, μmol/l −5.57 (0.55) −30.4 (3.5) <0.001
Campesterol μmol/l −4.78 (0.54) −30.8 (3.1) <0.001
Sitosterol, μmol/l −5.22 (0.59) −26.5 (3.0) <0.001
Lathosterol:cholesterol, μmol/mmol −0.14 (0.08) 12.7 (5.0) 0.744
Campesterol:cholesterol, μmol/mmol 0.08 (0.11) 12.6 (4.8) 0.819
Sitosterol:cholesterol, μmol/mmol 0.28 (0.13) 20.1 (4.4) 0.009
Campesterol:lathosterol −0.16 (0.11) 18.2 (7.0) 0.597
Sitosterol:lathosterol 0.09 (0.15) 27.8 (7.9) 0.010

Values are means with standard error.

a

Calculated with paired samples t-test.

b

Number: 46.