Table 1.
Comparison of HDL fatty acid composition between groups.
| Fatty acids | Group 1 HDL ≤ 39 |
Group 2 39 < HDL ≤ 49 |
Group 3 49 < HDL |
P value (G1 & G2) |
P value (G1 & G3) |
P value (G2 & G3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFA | 42.52 ± 0.42 | 40.48 ± 0.24 | 40.97 ± 0.23 | 0.000 | 0.005 | 0.581 |
| C14:0 (myristic acid) | 0.49 ± 0.02 | 0.43 ± 0.02 | 0.40 ± 0.01 | 0.088 | 0.002 | 0.416 |
| C16:0 (palmitic acid) | 25.94 ± 0.26 | 25.21 ± 0.26 | 25.37 ± 0.30 | 0.154 | 0.300 | 0.924 |
| C18:0 (stearic acid) | 15.78 ± 0.23 | 14.53 ± 0.17 | 14.90 ± 0.16 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.354 |
| C20:0 (arachidic acid) | 0.32 ± 0.01 | 0.31 ± 0.02 | 0.30 ± 0.02 | 0.921 | 0.895 | 0.998 |
| UFA | 57.48 ± 2.8 | 59.52 ± 1.6 | 59.03 ± 2.2 | 0.000 | 0.005 | 0.581 |
| MUFA | 10.34 ± 0.19 | 10.58 ± 0.20 | 10.37 ± 0.22 | 0.689 | 0.995 | 0.749 |
| C14:1 (myristoleic acid) | 0.23 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.01 | 0.185 | 0.209 | 0.997 |
| C16:1 (palmitoleic acid) | 0.65 ± 0.03 | 0.73 ± 0.05 | 0.64 ± 0.04 | 0.357 | 0.994 | 0.307 |
| C18:1n9c (oleic acid) | 9.6 ± 0.16 | 9.64 ± 0.17 | 9.51 ± 0.18 | 0.748 | 0.975 | 0.867 |
| PUFA | 47.14 ± 0.48 | 48.93 ± 0.29 | 48.66 ± 0.47 | 0.009 | 0.031 | 0.889 |
| C18:3n3 (ALA) | 1.21 ± 0.08 | 1.43 ± 0.09 | 1.29 ± 0.07 | 0.136 | 0.775 | 0.431 |
| C20:3n3 (ETE) | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.050 | 0.036 | 0.313 |
| C20:5n3 (EPA) | 0.68 ± 0.04 | 0.99 ± 0.17 | 0.59 ± 0.04 | 0.070 | 0.811 | 0.015 |
| C22:6n3 (DHA) | 6.61 ± 0.33 | 6.96 ± 0.33 | 6.15 ± 0.20 | 0.664 | 0.513 | 0.129 |
| C18:2n6c (LA) | 23.85 ± 0.43 | 23.80 ± 0.44 | 24.23 ± 0.54 | 0.997 | 0.834 | 0.800 |
| C20:3n6 (DGLA) | 3.83 ± 0.13 | 3.79 ± 0.19 | 3.66 ± 0.17 | 0.984 | 0.727 | 0.830 |
| C20:4n6 (AA) | 11.60 ± 0.31 | 12.82 ± 0.25 | 13.53 ± 0.39 | 0.026 | 0.000 | 0.217 |
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| SFA : UFA | 0.74 ± 0.01 | 0.68 ± 0.01 | 0.70 ± 0.01 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.562 |
| SFA : MUFA | 4.17 ± 0.08 | 3.88 ± 0.07 | 4.02 ± 0.08 | 0.030 | 0.365 | 0.446 |
| SFA : PUFA | 0.91 ± 0.02 | 0.83 ± 0.01 | 0.85 ± 0.01 | 0.000 | 0.009 | 0.630 |
| Total ω3 | 7.86 ± 0.35 | 8.53 ± 0.38 | 7.25 ± 0.19 | 0.298 | 0.367 | 0.015 |
| Total ω6 | 39.28 ± 0.55 | 40.41 ± 0.44 | 41.41 ± 0.44 | 0.208 | 0.004 | 0.293 |
| ω6 : ω3 ratio | 5.37 ± 0.19 | 5.13 ± 0.22 | 5.91 ± 0.18 | 0.671 | 0.134 | 0.018 |
| AA : EPA | 19.62 ± 1.31 | 20.31 ± 1.65 | 26.64 ± 1.79 | 0.950 | 0.006 | 0.016 |
| EPA : DHA | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.16 ± 0.03 | 0.10 ± 0.01 | 0.125 | 0.955 | 0.068 |
ALA: α-linolenic acid, ETE: eicosatrienoic acid, EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid, DHA: docosahexaenoic acid, LA: linoleic acid, DGLA: dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, AA: arachidonic acid, SFA: saturated fatty acids, UFA: unsaturated fatty acids, MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids. Data are expressed as mean ± SE and indicated the percent of fatty acid to total fatty acids.