Table IV.
Fatty acid | Sperm fatty acids | Seminal plasma fatty acids |
---|---|---|
Total saturated | 0.09 | 0.00 |
Palmitic | −0.07 | −0.04 |
Stearic | 0.18 | 0.18 |
Total monounsaturated | −0.04 | 0.32 |
Palmitoleic | 0.10 | −0.24 |
Oleic | 0.04 | 0.54 |
Total polyunsaturated | 0.05 | 0.16 |
Omega-3 | 0.10 | 0.26 |
α-Linolenic | −0.10 | −0.25 |
EPA | −0.12 | 0.32 |
DHA | 0.10 | 0.44 |
Omega-6 | 0.05 | 0.26 |
Linoleic | 0.04 | 0.19 |
Arachidonic | −0.02 | −0.02 |
EPA, eicosapentanoic acid; DHA, docosahexanoic acid.
For this sample size, all correlation coefficients ≥|0.43| are significant at P < 0.05.
aAdjusted for age and total energy intake.