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. 2026 Jan 24;16:6127. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-36504-3

Table 3.

Unadjusted and adjusted association between red blood cell membrane fatty acids and measures of kidney function.

Fatty acids Unadjusted Adjusted
β 95% CI p β 95% CI p
Saturated fatty acids
14:0 (myristic acid) −106.22 −155.27 to −57.17 < 0.0001 −121.78 −179.11 to −64.46 < 0.0001
16:0 (palmitic acid) −2.60 −4.75 to −0.45 0.018 −4.54 −7.18 to −1.90 0.001
18:0 (stearic acid) 6.83 4.05 to 9.61 < 0.0001 6.12 2.57 to 9.67 0.001
20:0 (arachidic acid) −51.30 −95.65 to −6.95 0.023 −82.31 −138.95 to −25.66 0.004
22:0 (behenic acid) −20.78 −30.90 to −10.66 < 0.0001 −28.93 −41.36 to −16.51 < 0.0001
24:0 (lignoceric acid) −7.92 −11.70 to −4.13 < 0.0001 −12.44 −17.15 to −7.73 < 0.0001
Total SFA −1.68 −3.48 to 0.13 0.069 −4.85 −7.10 to −2.63 < 0.0001
Monounsaturated fatty acids
16:1n-7 (palmitoleic acid) −6.65 −29.17 to 15.88 0.563 −8.1 −34.31 to 18.10 0.544
18:1n-7 (cis-vaccenic acid) 28.19 12.99 to 43.40 < 0.0001 21.49 3.66 to 39.31 0.018
18:1n-9 (oleic acid) −2.60 −5.08 to −0.13 0.039 −0.31 −3.43 to 2.82 0.846
20:1n-9 (eicosenoic acid) −47.99 −134.05 to 38.07 0.274 −64.53 −173.87 to 44.82 0.247
22:1n-9 (erucic acid) −113.76 −304.48 to 76.96 0.242 −148.54 −367.48 to 70.39 0.183
24:1n-9 (nervonic acid) −3.56 −8.02 to 0.90 0.117 −9.21 −14.71 to −3.71 0.001
Total n-7 MUFA 12.46 1.62 to 23.31 0.024 8.84 −3.85 to 21.52 0.172
Total n-9 MUFA −3.14 −5.38 to −0.90 0.006 −2.71 −5.45 to 0.03 0.053
Total MUFA −2.24 −4.32 to −0.16 0.035 −1.89 −4.39 to 0.60 0.137
Polyunsaturated fatty acids
18:2n-6 (linoleic acid) 1.31 −0.48 to 3.09 0.151 1.40 −0.81 to 3.62 0.214
18:3n-3 (alpha-linolenic acid) 39.17 −90.65 to 168.99 0.554 40.6 −123.07 to 204.27 0.626
18:3n-6 (gamma-linolenic acid) −93.02 −231.88 to 45.84 0.189 −158.8 −311.66 to 5.94 0.042
20:2n-6 (eicosadienoic acid) 81.55 31.57 to 131.54 0.001 92.79 31.12 to 154.47 0.003
20:3n-3 (eicosatrienoic acid) 224.21 64.98 to 383.44 0.006 199.35 9.44 to 389.26 0.040
20:3n-6 (dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid) −1.92 −9.20 to 5.36 0.604 −2.22 −11.33 to 6.89 0.633
20:4n-6 (arachidonic acid) 1.21 −0.56 to 2.97 0.181 2.03 −0.19 to 4.25 0.072
20:5n-3 (eicosapentaenoic acid) 5.21 −5.63 to 16.05 0.346 16.95 2.23 to 31.67 0.024
22:2n-6 (docosadienoic acid) −91.72 −194.57 to 11.13 0.080 −167.63 −304.02 to 31.25 0.016
22:4n-6 (adrenic acid) 5.61 1.24 to 9.97 0.012 0.38 −5.24 to 5.99 0.895
22:5n-3 (docosapentaenoic acid, DPAn-3) 5.39 −2.03 to 12.81 0.154 13.67 4.53 to 22.81 0.003
22:5n-6 (docosapentaenoic acid, DPAn-6) 12.13 −4.22 to 28.49 0.146 2.528 −18.39 to 23.44 0.813
22:6n-3 (docosahexaenoic acid) −1.47 −3.85 to 0.91 0.224 2.90 −0.26 to 6.05 0.072
Total n-3 PUFA −0.32 −2.18 to 1.54 0.737 3.22 0.81 to 5.64 0.009
Total n-6 PUFA 1.74 0.50 to 2.98 0.006 1.81 0.21 to 3.40 0.0260
Total PUFA 1.72 0.43 to 3.01 0.009 3.22 1.63 to 4.81 < 0.0001
Estimated desaturase indices, elongase indices and ratios
Delta-5 desaturase (D5D) 0.75 −0.41 to 1.90 0.206 0.78 −0.69 to 2.26 0.296
Delta-6 desaturase (D6D) −43.79 −110.81 to 23.23 0.200 −46.26 −130.12 to 37.60 0.279
Stearoyl-Coenzyme A desaturase-1-16 (SCD1-16) −126.58 −646.64 to 393.48 0.633 −126.02 −729.01 to 476.97 0.682
Stearoyl-Coenzyme A desaturase-1-18 (SCD1-18) −60.75 −90.16 to −31.35 < 0.0001 −37.16 −75.30 to 0.97 0.056
Elongase 83.86 46.42 to 121.28 < 0.0001 99.67 52.79 to 146.56 < 0.0001
Omega-3 index −0.94 −3.04 to 1.16 0.378 2.90 0.11 to 5.70 0.042
Lipogenic index −9.51 −17.55 to −1.48 0.020 −12.22 −22.19 to −2.25 0.016
Tn-6/Tn-3 2.01 −1.21 to 5.23 0.221 −2.84 −6.83 to 1.15 0.163
AA/LA −2.94 −11.80 to 5.91 0.514 −1.10 −12.53 to 10.33 0.850
AA/EPA −0.01 −0.21 to 0.19 0.898 −0.21 −0.47 to 0.05 0.108
AA/(EPA + DHA) 2.89 −1.06 to 6.83 0.151 −1.84 −6.73 to 3.05 0.461
DPAn-6/DHA 50.12 −5.50 to 105.73 0.077 −18.41 −87.84 to 51.02 0.603
tHUFAn-6/tHUFAn-3 2.73 −1.97 to 7.43 0.255 −4.19 −10.07 to 1.70 0.163

Data represents β-coefficient, 95% confidence interval and p-value. Models are adjusted for age, sex, waist circumference, BMI, SBP, HbA1c, TG, LDL-C, CRP, prevalent T2D, and the interaction between T2D and the various fatty acids. Abbreviations: Abbreviations: eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; D5D, ratio of 20:4n-6/20:3n-6; D6D, ratio of 20:3n-6/18:2n-6; omega-3 index, sum of 20:5n-3 + 22:6n-3; lipogenic index, ratio of 16:0/18:2n-6; SCD1-16, ratio of 16:1n-7/16:0; SCD1-18, ratio of 18:1n-9/18:0; AA/LA, ratio of 20:4n-6/18:2n-6; AA/EPA, ratio of 20:4n-6/20:5n-3; AA/(EPA + DHA), ratio of 20:4n-6/(20:5n-3 + 22:6n-3); DPAn6/DHA, ratio of 22:5n-6/22:6n-3; tHUFAn-6/tHUFAn-3, ratio of total highly unsaturated n-6 fatty acids/total highly unsaturated n-3 fatty acids.