Table 6.
Sterol concentrations in subgroups of cystic fibrosis patients supplemented with higher and lower pancreatic enzyme doses.
| Enzyme Dose [Lipase units/g of Fat] |
≤2500 | >2500 | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median (1st–3rd Quartile) | |||
| N | 28 | 17 | − |
| Campesterol [μg/dL] | 221.1 (152.5–301.5) |
465.1 (340.0–635.4) |
0.0014 |
| β-sitosterol [μg/dL] | 101.7 (81.0–209.7) |
238.9 (193.5–311.0) |
0.0078 |
| Stigmasterol [μg/dL] | 9.2 (8.3–23.5) |
7.5 (7.1–12.1) |
ns. |
| Total cholesterol [mg/dL] | 123.0 (91.0–132.2) |
186.1 (139.2–191.0) |
<0.0001 |
| Lathosterol [μg/dL] | 486.5 (314.6–707.5) |
480.2 (261.4–761.8) |
ns. |