Table 2.

Bivariate correlations between serum PON1 activity, PON1/HDL-C ratio, and PON1/apo A-I ratio with fatty acid composition of HDL particles in all participants.

Fatty acids (percent of total FA)	Serum PON1 activity	P value	PON1/HDL-C ratio	P value	PON1/apo A-I ratio	P value
SFA	0.097	NS	0.136	NS	0.109	NS
C14:0 (myristic acid)	0.070	NS	0.190	0.028	0.123	NS
C16:0 (palmitic acid)	0.029	NS	0.039	NS	0.037	NS
C18:0 (stearic acid)	0.190	0.027	0.237	0.006	0.179	0.038
C20:0 (arachidic acid)	−0.064	NS	0.026	NS	−0.004	NS
UFA	−0.097	NS	−0.136	NS	−0.109	NS
MUFA	0.112	NS	0.111	NS	0.178	0.039
C14:1 (myristoleic acid)	−0.024	NS	0.034	NS	0.044	NS
C16:1 (palmitoleic acid)	0.141	NS	0.157	NS	0.197	0.022
C18:1 (oleic acid)	0.102	NS	0.095	NS	0.164	NS
PUFA	0.057	NS	−0.115	NS	−0.107	NS
C18:3n3 (ALA)	−0.108	NS	−0.070	NS	−0.069	NS
C20:3n3 (ETE)	−0.052	NS	0.047	NS	−0.059	NS
C20:5n3 (EPA)	−0.043	NS	0.124	NS	0.104	NS
C22:6n3 (DHA)	−0.037	NS	0.007	NS	−0.020	NS
C18:2n6c (LA)	−0.100	NS	−0.106	NS	−0.133	NS
C20:3n6 (DGLA)	0.260	0.002	0.257	0.003	0.278	0.001
C20:4n6 (AA)	0.038	NS	−0.075	NS	−0.010	NS
SFA : UFA ratio	0.097	NS	0.136	NS	0.109	NS
SFA : MUFA ratio	−0.074	NS	−0.054	NS	−0.134	NS
SFA : PUFA ratio	0.077	NS	0.133	NS	0.111	NS
Total ω3 fatty acids	−0.047	NS	0.022	NS	−0.010	NS
Total ω6 fatty acids	−0.111	NS	−0.198	0.022	−0.184	0.033
ω6 : ω3 ratio	−0.005	NS	−0.088	NS	−0.062	NS
AA : EPA ratio	−0.036	NS	−0.148	NS	−0.107	NS
EPA : DHA ratio	0.054	NS	0.067	NS	0.084	NS

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, NS: not significant.