. 2015 May 26;10(5):e0128001. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128001

Table 4. Spearman correlation coefficients of selected fasting serum NEFA species with parameters of body composition.

	BMI	Body fat_BIA	WC	WC (adjusted for BMI)	Total fat volume (MRI)	Abdominal fat volume (MRI)	Abdominal fat volume (adjusted for total fat volume, MRI)
12:0	-0.323^***	-0.355^***	-0.424^***	-0.305^**	-.225	-0.272^*	-0.156
14:0	-0.372^***	-0.417^***	-0.480^***	-0.340^***	-0.473^***	-0.533^***	-0.290^*
15:0	-0.206^*	-0.279^**	-0.273^**	-0.192	-0.340^**	-0.296^*	-0.041
15:1	-0.202^*	-0.244^*	-0.278^**	-0.209^*	-0.256^*	-0.314^*	-0.188
16:3	0.287^**	0.326^***	0.290^**	0.089	0.340^**	0.285^*	0.021
18:2	0.236^*	0.210^*	0.244^*	0.083	0.285^*	0.345^**	0.202
20:0	-0.392^***	-0.414^***	-0.353^***	-0.032	-0.451^***	-0.363^**	-0.001
20:1	-0.238^*	-0.216^*	-0.233^*	-0.055	-0.340^**	-0.308^*	-0.062
22:4	0.312^**	0.336^***	0.343^***	0.154	0.392^**	0.412^***	0.176
26:2	0.273^**	0.326^***	0.323^***	0.178	0.342^**	0.315^*	0.072
26:3	0.297^**	0.360^***	0.386^***	0.269^**	0.261^*	0.263^*	0.093

All nonesterified fatty acid (NEFA) species with a Spearman correlation coefficient ρ≥0.3 with any of the listed parameters of body composition are shown in the table. The post-GDM and the control group were combined for this analysis. n = 106 for BMI, WC and percent body fat measured by BIA. n = 62 for the MRI substudy.

*Correlation is significant with p<0.05.

**Correlation is significant with p<0.01.

***Correlation is significant with p<0.001.