Table 3.

Correlation coefficient between estimated desaturase activity and risks for metabolic syndrome.^a

	D6D	D5D	SCD-16	SCD-18
Baseline
BMI (kg/m2)	0.414***	−0.203*	0.193*	−0.093
BMI z-score	0.410***	−0.209*	0.199*	−0.097
Waist circumference (cm)	0.414***	−0.254**	0.209*	−0.137
SBP (mmHg)	0.151	−0.137	0.153	0.068
DBP (mmHg)	0.181*	−0.160	−0.031	−0.039
AST	0.279**	−0.124	0.153	−0.013
ALT	0.370***	−0.164	0.155	−0.070
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.214*	−0.030	0.073	0.110
HDL-C (mg/dL)	−0.292***	0.082	−0.090	0.055
TG (mg/dL)	0.482***	−0.144	0.166	0.015
Glucose (mg/dL)	−0.138	0.219*	0.119	0.126
Insulin (μIU/mL)	0.290**	−0.195*	0.036	−0.072
HOMA-IR	0.267**	−0.161	0.050	−0.054
Metabolic risk score	0.394***	−0.258**	0.200*	−0.006
Follow-up
BMI (kg/m2)	0.445***	−0.279**	0.155	−0.100
BMI z-score	0.456***	−0.297***	0.156	−0.103
Waist circumference (cm)	0.480***	−0.300***	0.153	−0.087
SBP (mmHg)	0.340***	−0.305***	−0.017	−0.181*
DBP (mmHg)	0.203*	−0.155	−0.092	−0.061
AST	0.131	−0.145	0.012	−0.092
ALT	0.306***	−0.258**	0.089	−0.116
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.197*	−0.092	0.091	0.123
HDL-C (mg/dL)	−0.289***	0.147	0.000	0.135
TG (mg/dL)	0.356***	−0.233**	0.090	−0.105
Glucose (mg/dL)	0.004	−0.219*	−0.228**	−0.208*
Insulin (μIU/mL)	0.377***	−0.261**	0.046	−0.066
HOMA-IR	0.364***	−0.278**	0.014	−0.089
Metabolic risk score	0.436***	−0.340***	0.112	−0.107

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.

ALT = alanine aminotransferase; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; BMI = body mass index; D5D = delta-5D; D6D = delta-6D; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; HOMA-IR = homeostasis model of assessment of insulin resistance; IU = international unit; SBP = systolic blood pressure; SCD = stearyl-CoAD; TG = triglyceride.

^aTested by age-adjusted partial correlation analysis; data are log transformed prior to analysis.