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Table 2 Total sterol concentrations in umbilical cord vein of IUGR and CTRL neonates

From: Estimating fetal cholesterol synthesis rates by cord blood analysis in intrauterine growth restriction and normally grown fetuses

Total concentration

CTRL (n = 49)

IUGR (n = 49)

p-value

adj. p-value

Median

95% CI

Median

95% CI

Cholesterol (GCMS)

mmol/L

1.90800

(1.75800–1.96900)

1.44600

(1.28500–1.61000)

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Lathosterol

μmol/L

4.34600

(3.87600–4.69100)

2.97500

(2.67200–3.24700)

< 0.0001

0.0009

Dihydro-lanosterol

μmol/L

0.01248

(0.01009–0.01462)

0.00806

(0.00652–0.01101)

0.0019

0.0040

Desmosterol

μmol/L

2.20600

(1.98800–2.50300)

2.13100

(2.01400–2.25800)

0.3145

0.8708

Lanosterol

μmol/L

0.34760

(0.31850–0.41090)

0.23700

(0.21380–0.27620)

< 0.0001

0.0001

24OH cholesterol

μmol/L

0.14230

(0.12250–0.15840)

0.14870

(0.13130–0.16870)

0.6355

0.8430

27OH cholesterol

μmol/L

0.06026

(0.05529–0.06517)

0.06440

(0.05743–0.07782)

0.2345

0.3010

β-sitosterol

μmol/L

0.78970

(0.61960–0.94940)

0.66460

(0.56740–0.82710)

0.2451

0.3916

Campesterol

μmol/L

0.73540

(0.63070–0.82030)

0.62460

(0.56650–0.76840)

0.5196

0.3462

5α-cholestanol

μmol/L

10.66000

(10.15000–11.75000)

9.72100

(9.13700–10.47000)

0.0061

0.0159

Stigmasterol

μmol/L

0.13850

(0.13220–0.16650)

0.11290

(0.10060–0.14100)

0.0011

0.0060

Brassicasterol

μmol/L

0.08838

(0.07519–0.10950)

0.08332

(0.07112–0.10850)

0.9605

0.3390

  1. Significant p-values are in bold