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. 2016 Dec 14;11(12):e0168188. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168188

Table 3. Young women- related oxylipins.

Compound Δ Precursor Pathway Tendency Ratio P Q Effect
DPA ω3 ALA PUFA YW>YM 3.2 *** $ $ Anti-hypertensive
EPA ω3 ALA PUFA YW>YM 3.5 ** $ Anti-hypertensive
AA ω6 - PUFA YW>YM 5.1 * $
11,12-EET ω6 AA P450 YW>YM 2.4 * $ Anti-hypertensive
14-15-EET ω6 AA P450/- YW>YM 3.0 ** $ Anti-hypertensive
5,6-EET ω6 AA P450 YW>YM 3.9 ** $ Anti-hypertensive
15-HETE ω6 AA - YW>YM 2.9 ** $ inflammation

Δ: The first double bond.

-: non-enzymatic.

YW: young women.

YM: young men.

The ratio represents the median ratio the values in young women to those in young men. ALA: linokenic acid.

*p < 0.05,

**p < 0.01,

***p < 0.001 by the Mann-Whitney U-test.

$q<0.05,

$ $q<0.01 by Benjamini-Hochberg procedure for FDR.