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Table 3 Achilles tendon thickness association with serum non-cholesterol sterols concentrations

From: Association between non-cholesterol sterol concentrations and Achilles tendon thickness in patients with genetic familial hypercholesterolemia

 

FH

n = 103

Achilles tendon thickness

B

[95% CI]

p

R2

5α-cholestanol, mg/Dl

Maximum

− 0.033

− 0.054, − 0.013

0.002

23.2

Mean

− 0.035

− 0.057, − 0.012

0.003

23.1

β-sitosterol, mg/dl

Maximum

− 0.022

− 0.040, − 0.005

0.012

20.3

Mean

− 0.024

− 0.232, − 2.489

0.015

20.4

Campesterol, mg/dl

Maximum

− 0.031

− 0.067, 0.004

0.081

18.6

Mean

− 0.033

− 0.071, 0.005

0.088

18.9

Stigmasterol, mg/dl

Maximum

− 0.172

− 0.412, 0.068

0.157

16.5

Mean

− 0.191

− 0.449, 0.066

0.144

17.0

Sitostanol, mg/dl

Maximum

0.037

− 0.197, 0.270

0.756

14.7

Mean

0.019

− 0.232, 0.270

0.881

15.1

Desmosterol, mg/dl

Maximum

− 0.022

− 0.041, − 0.004

0.020

19.5

Mean

− 0.023

− 0.043, − 0.003

0.025

19.6

Lanosterol, mg/dl

Maximum

− 0.100

− 0.444, 0.245

0.567

14.9

Mean

− 0.110

− 0.480, 0.260

0.556

15.4

24S-hydroxycholesterol, mg/dl

Maximum

− 1.420

− 2.810, − 0.030

0.045

18.3

Mean

− 1.428

− 2.926, 0.070

0.061

18.3

27-hydroxycholesterol, mg/dl

Maximum

− 0.820

− 1.600, − 0.04

0.040

18.5

Mean

− 0.858

− 1.697, − 0.018

0.045

18.7

7α-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-ona, mg/dl × 10

Maximum

0.339

− 1.526, 2.203

0.719

14.7

Mean

0.425

− 1.579, 2.428

0.675

15.2

  1. The linear regression analysis was adjusted by age and height