TABLE 3.

Simple linear regression between variation in liver function biomarkers and total plasmatic phytosterols and their fractions 7 days after randomization and randomization day.

Variations in LFB parameters
Ln	R 2 *	Ln total phytosterol (b1**)	CI 95%	Sig.
Gamma-glutamyltransferase	0.22	0.57	0.02 to 1.12	0.043
Alkaline phosphatase	0.04	0.26	−0.03 to 0.87	0.385
Alanine aminotransferase	0.29	0.96	0.20 to 1.73	0.016
Ln	R 2	Ln sitosterol	CI 95%	Sig.
Gamma-glutamyltransferase	0.27	0.47	0.07 to 0.87	0.023
Alkaline phosphatase	0.09	0.27	−0.18 to 0.72	0.218
Alanine aminotransferase	0.31	0.73	0.17 to 1.30	0.014
Ln	R 2	Ln campesterol	CI 95%	Sig.
Gamma-glutamyltransferase	0.16	0.47	−0.07 to 1.02	0.085
Alkaline phosphatase	0.01	0.14	−0.45 to 0.74	0.624
Alanine aminotransferase	0.22	0.79	−0.02 to 1.56	0.044
Ln	R 2	Ln lanosterol	CI 95%	Sig.
Gamma-glutamyltransferase	0.45	0.27	0.11 to 0.42	0.002
Alkaline phosphatase	0.14	0.15	−0.04 to 0.34	0.114
Alanine aminotransferase	0.30	0.31	0.07 to 0.56	0.016
Ln	R 2	Ln stigmasterol	CI 95%	Sig.
Gamma-glutamyltransferase	0.33	0.22	0.06 to 0.38	0.010
Alkaline phosphatase	0.04	0.08	−0.12 to 0.27	0.407
Alanine aminotransferase	0.237	0.27	0.02 to 0.53	0.035

*R², determination coefficient.

**b1, non-standard coefficient of ln (phytosterols) of regression straight.

LFB, liver function biomarker; CI, confidence interval; Ln, Napierian logarithm. Bold values represent the statistical significance.