Table 5.

The amounts of major free fatty acids (FFAs) as % of total amount in plasma of patients with PCOS. Results were expressed as means ± SEM (compared to control, *P < .001, **P < .01, ^§P < .05).

FFAs	Control (n = 17)	PCOS (n = 24)
14 : 0	1.64 ± 0.09	2.40 ± 0.31§
16 : 0	27.19 ± 0.90	23.90 ± 0.50**
16 : 1 (n − 7)	4.02 ± 0.43	3.69 ± 0.29
18 : 0	7.30 ± 0.42	4.86 ± 0.19*
18 : 1 (n − 9)	19.47 ± 0.64	16.50 ± 0.52*
18 : 2 (n − 6)	35.88 ± 1.88	39.45 ± 1.21
20 : 4 (n − 6)	4.98 ± 0.50	7.63 ± 0.27*
20 : 3 (n − 6)	2.05 ± 0.24	2.00 ± 0.01