Table 2.
Analysis of the correlation between serum FFA levels and demographical and nutritional features in healthy controls (HC) and systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) patients.
| HC | SLE | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | r = −0.260 | r = −0.179 |
| p = 0.231 | p = 0.451 | |
| Total cholesterol | r = −0.108 | r = −0.203 |
| p = 0.625 | p = 0.390 | |
| HDL-cholesterol | r = 0.220 | r = 0.114 |
| p = 0.313 | p = 0.633 | |
| LDL-cholesterol | r = −0.028 | r = −0.248 |
| p = 0.898 | p = 0.291 | |
| Triglycerides | r = −0.224 | r = −0.078 |
| p = 0.305 | p = 0.743 | |
| BMI | r = 0.247 | r = 0.214 |
| p = 0.268 | p = 0.366 | |
| Total energy | r = 0.082 | r = −0.212 |
| p = 0.710 | p = 0.369 | |
| Carbohydrates | r = −0.107 | r = −0.311 |
| p = 0.628 | p = 0.182 | |
| Lipids | r = −0.048 | r = −0.220 |
| p = 0.826 | p = 0.352 | |
| Proteins | r = 0.010 | r = −0.005 |
| p = 0.964 | p = 0.985 | |
| Fiber | r = 0.125 | r = −0.394 |
| p = 0.568 | p = 0.086 |
Correlations were assessed by Spearman ranks tests (r coefficient and p-value is indicated for each parameter).