Table 2.

Fatty acids content (mg/g) in feces from lean controls and subjects with obesity

Fatty acids	LC	OSf	p
Total ECFA	9.40 ± 3.19	8.20 ± 2.26	0.073
Total OCFA	0.41 ± 0.21	0.34 ± 0.17	0.098
Total anteiso BCFA	0.26 ± 0.15	0.22 ± 0.12	0.149
Total iso BCFA	0.24 ± 0.14	0.14 ± 0.08	0.004
Total tri-methyl -BCFA	0.01 ± 0.01	0.00 ± 0.00	0.032
Total BCFA	0.56 ± 0.28	0.39 ± 0.20	0.010
Total SFA	10.37 ± 3.53	8.93 ± 2.46	0.056
Total MUFA	6.74 ± 2.11	4.66 ± 1.47	0.001
Total Cyclopropane FA	0.03 ± 0.02	0.02 ± 0.01	0.036
Total n-3 PUFA	0.02 ± 0.02	0.03 ± 0.03	0.243
Total n-6 PUFA	2.85 ± 2.31	1.89 ± 1.54	0.050
Total LCFA	2.88 ± 2.31	1.93 ± 1.53	0.051

Data are presented as mean ± SD. The significant difference compared with healthy controls at p < 0.05. ECFA, even-chain saturated fatty acids; OCFA, odd-chain fatty acids; BCFA, branched-chain fatty acids; SFA, saturated fatty acids; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; Cyclopropane FA, cyclopropane fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids, LCFA, long-chain fatty acids