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. 2006 Sep 20;2006(5):64980. doi: 10.1155/MI/2006/64980

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