Table 3.
Fatty acid profiles in patients who had reduced steatosis by one degree (n = 22)
| Name of fatty acid (μg/mL) |
Before diet |
After diet |
P value | ||
| Median (IQR) | Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | Mean ± SD | ||
| C12:0 (lauricacid) | 0.0029 (0.0194) | 0.003 ± 0.00175 | 0.004 (0.002) | 0.0028 ± 0.0016 | NS |
| C14:0 (myristicacid) | 0.0315 (0.01038) | 0.02727 ± 0.0152 | 0.0329 (0.0174) | 0.0329 ± 0.0174 | NS |
| C14:1 (palmitoleicacid) | 0.0015 (0.0008) | 0.0016 ± 0.0019 | 0.0017 (0.0014) | 0.0018 ± 0.0013 | NS |
| C15:0 (pentadecanoate acid) | 0.008 (0.0035) | 0.0076 ± 0.004 | 0.0072 (0.0035) | 0.008 ± 0.0044 | NS |
| C16:0 (palmiticacid) | 0.7 (0.182) | 0.6658 ± 0.3366 | 0.8514 (0.3692) | 0.8056 ± 0.42 | NS |
| C16:1 (palmitoleicacid) | 0.0523 (0.0206) | 0.0576 ± 0.0392 | 0.0834 (0.0782) | 0.0762 ± 0.0524 | NS |
| C17:0 (heptadecanoicacid) | 0.015 (0.2529) | 0.1534 ± 0.4572 | 0.0129 (0.0059) | 0.1535 ± 0.3732 | NS |
| C18:0 (stearicacid) | 0.2222 (0.059) | 0.2262 ± 0.1122 | 0.2712 (0.1128) | 0.2654 ± 0.1277 | NS |
| C18:1w9 (oleic acid) | 0.6661 (0.1658) | 0.5915 ± 0.3156 | 0.8 (0.3768) | 0.7157 ± 0.3939 | NS |
| C18:1 (vaccenicacid) | 0.0573 (0.0103) | 0.0543 ± 0.0289 | 0.0755 (0.0277) | 0.063 ± 0.0302 | NS |
| C18:2n6 (linoleicacid) | 0.5825 (0.1895) | 0.5398 ± 0.3929 | 0.8198 (0.3670) | 0.7482 ± 0.3672 | NS |
| C18:3n-6 (gamma linolenic acid) | 0.0051 (0.0032) | 0.0061 ± 0.0045 | 0.0096 (0.0074) | 0.0096 ± 0.007 | NS |
| C18:3n-3 (linolenicacid) | 0.0244 (0.0056) | 0.03 ± 0.0144 | 0.0291 (0.0055) | 0.025 ± 0.127 | NS |
| C18:4 (stearidonicacid) | 0.0051 (0.003) | 0.0045 ± 0.0021 | 0.0054 (0.013) | 0.005 ± 0.0024 | NS |
| C20:4 (arachidonicacid) | 0.1596 (0.0431) | 0.1650 ± 0.0841 | 0.1540 (0.0716) | 0.1675 ± 0.1069 | NS |
| C20:5 (eicosapentaenicacid) | 0.022 (0.0021) | 0.028 ± 0.0013 | 0.029 (0.0174) | 0.032 ± 0.018 | P < 0.055 |
| C22:0 (behenicacid) | 0.0117 (0.0043) | 0.0099 ± 0.0051 | 0.0013 (0.0037) | 0.0093 ± 0.0044 | NS |
| C22:1n13 (erucate acid) | 0.0029 (0.001) | 0.006 ± 0.0062 | 0.0056 (0.0252) | 0.0242 ± 0.0211 | NS |
| C23:0 (tricosanoicacid) | 0.0021 (0.0014) | 0.0024 ± 0.0015 | 0.0025 (0.0009) | 0.00217 ± 0.0011 | NS |
| C22:4n6 (docosatetraenoicacid) | 0.005 (0.002) | 0.0045 ± 0.0025 | 0.0045 (0.0028) | 0.0043 ± 0.0026 | NS |
| C22:5w3 (docosapentaenoicacid) | 0.0137 (0.0001) | 0.0142 ± 0.0083 | 0.0242 (0.0072) | 0.0215 ± 0.015 | P < 0.05 |
| C22:6w3 (docosahexaenoicacid) | 0.0522 (0.0027) | 0.0462 ± 0.0253 | 0.0639 (0.0277) | 0.0923 ± 0.0953 | P < 0.05 |
| C24:1 (nervonicacid) | 0.0023 (0.0029) | 0.003 ± 0.0023 | 0.0028 (0.0013) | 0.0031 ± 0.0026 | NS |
| C26:0 (cerolicacid) | 0.0072 (0.0112) | 0.0117 ± 0.0098 | 0.0119 (0.0134) | 0.0124 ± 0.0234 | NS |
IQR: Interquartile range.