Table 2.
Percentages of PUFA in total fatty acids from separated lipoproteins in the MMP-9 subgroupsa
| PUFAb | Group Ic n = 29 | Group IId n = 29 | Significancee (p-value) |
| Arachidonic Acid | |||
| LDL-particles | 5.61 ± 1.11 | 5.25 ± 0.87 | 0.25 |
| HDL2-particles | 7.02 ± 1.24 | 6.70 ± 1.18 | 0.43 |
| HDL3-particles | 7.86 ± 1.46 | 7.42 ± 1.13 | 0.28 |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid | |||
| LDL-particles | 1.13 ± 0.39 | 1.25 ± 0.74 | 0.99 |
| HDL2-particles | 1.24 ± 0.40 | 1.37 ± 0.78 | 0.98 |
| HDL3-particles | 1.38 ± 0.43 | 1.50 ± 0.87 | 0.86 |
| Docosapentaenoic Acid | |||
| LDL-particles | 0.39 ± 0.08 | 0.47 ± 0.09 | 0.0015 |
| HDL2-particles | 0.63 ± 0.14 | 0.74 ± 0.14 | 0.0057 |
| HDL3-particles | 0.69 ± 0.15 | 0.80 ± 0.15 | 0.0080 |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | |||
| LDL-particles | 2.13 ± 0.41 | 2.05 ± 0.62 | 0.35 |
| HDL2-particles | 3.49 ± 0.63 | 3.27 ± 0.92 | 0.16 |
| HDL3-particles | 3.66 ± 0.70 | 3.47 ± 0.97 | 0.21 |
aMeans ± SD are given; bPUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids; cMMP-9 <43 ug/l;
dMMP-9 >43 ug/l; eMann-Whitney U-test