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 |