Table 2.

Changes of cholesterol and bile acid concentrations in blood from grass-fed and grain-fed beef cattle.

Pathway	Biochemical Name	Mean Grass	Mean Grain	Fold Change	p-value	q-value
Sterol	Cholesterol	1.0842	0.9563	1.13	0.0397	0.0198
	7-beta-hydroxycholesterol	1.0863	1.0956	0.99	0.8555	0.2398
	7-alpha-hydroxy-3-oxo-4-cholestenoate (7-Hoca)	0.9053	1.1463	0.79	0.0149	0.0091
	Cholestanol	0.9675	1.0234	0.95	0.6252	0.1901
	Beta-sitosterol	1.2467	0.6750	1.85	0.0010	0.0011
	Campesterol	1.1258	0.9700	1.16	0.1278	0.0528
Primary bile acid metabolism	Cholate	1.8244	0.8086	2.26	0.1001	0.0428
	Glycocholate	2.5883	0.8102	3.19	0.0053	0.0041
	Chenodeoxycholate	1.0063	0.9948	1.01	0.6748	0.2010
	Glycochenodeoxycholate	2.1267	0.7008	3.03	0.0087	0.0061
Secondary bile acid metabolism	Deoxycholate	0.9724	1.2939	0.75	0.6229	0.1901
	Glycodeoxycholate	1.2744	1.2473	1.02	0.8550	0.2398
	Taurolithocholate	1.0668	1.4461	0.74	0.2501	0.0924
	7-ketodeoxycholate	1.5185	0.4695	3.23	0.0204	0.0117