Table 4.
Loadings for the first three principal components1
| Variable | PC1 | PC2 | PC3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TL |
0.883 |
−0.259 |
0.021 |
| 14:0 |
0.579 |
−0.681 |
0.260 |
| 16:0 |
0.274 |
−0.740 |
0.526 |
| 16:1c9 |
0.778 |
−0.319 |
−0.415 |
| 18:0 |
−0.592 |
0.060 |
0.643 |
| 18:1c9 |
0.762 |
−0.062 |
−0.327 |
| CLA |
0.723 |
−0.006 |
−0.492 |
| 18:2n-6 |
−0.784 |
0.443 |
−0.051 |
|
ACACA |
0.799 |
0.339 |
0.297 |
|
CRAT |
0.798 |
0.348 |
0.211 |
|
CPT1 |
−0.402 |
0.464 |
0.092 |
|
LPL |
0.836 |
0.364 |
0.120 |
|
PPARA |
0.862 |
0.212 |
0.215 |
|
PPARG |
0.926 |
0.091 |
0.188 |
|
FABP4 |
0.853 |
0.080 |
−0.152 |
|
SCD |
0.845 |
0.341 |
0.077 |
|
SREBF1 |
0.816 |
0.270 |
0.234 |
| Proportion of variance (%) |
57.10 |
13.04 |
9.43 |
| Cumulative variance (%) | 57.10 | 70.14 | 79.57 |
1PC principal component, TL total lipids.