Table 1. Significant differences in wax ester fraction fatty acids among three ethnic groups.
| Lipid |
p-value 3-way |
Caucasian vs African American |
Caucasian vs Northern Asian |
African American vs. Northern Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C14:0 |
0.027 |
0.020 |
0.470 |
0.270 |
| C15:0 |
0.025 |
0.030 |
0.070 |
0.940 |
| C16:1 (n-10) |
0.007 |
0.010 |
0.930 |
0.030 |
| C17:1 |
0.045 |
0.050 |
0.940 |
0.120 |
| C18:1 (n-9) |
0.017 |
0.010 |
0.150 |
0.530 |
| C18:2 iso | 0.022 | 0.030 | 0.950 | 0.060 |
Results were grouped by combining females from all ethnic groups and analyzed by one way analysis of variance and subsequent t-tests. Differences between groups were determined to be statistically significant if p < 0.05.