Table 1. Correlations between the absolute concentration (nMole/gram) of serum lipid species with OA, synovitis, and ear wound area.
| OA severity | Synovitis | Ear wound area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predicator variables | r | r | r | |
| SFAs | myristic acid | 0.01 | 0.13 | −0.36* |
| pentadecylic acid | −0.45** | −0.16 | −0.46** | |
| stearic acid | 0.37* | 0.40* | −0.01 | |
| MUFAs | myristoleic acid | 0.08 | −0.23 | 0.42* |
| palmitoleic acid | −0.35* | −0.33 | 0.18 | |
| erucic acid | −0.35* | −0.12 | −1.97 | |
| nervonic acid | −0.15 | −0.41 | −0.04 | |
| ω-6 PUFAs | linoleic acid | 0.44** | 0.41* | −0.10 |
| γ-linolenic acid | 0.41* | 0.36* | 0.23 | |
| eicosadienoic acid | 0.38* | 0.40* | −0.08 | |
| arachidonic acid | 0.39* | 0.28 | 0.23 | |
| ω-3 PUFAs | α-linolenic acid | −0.14 | 0.11 | −0.57** |
| stearidonic acid | −0.47** | −0.19 | −0.49** | |
| ETA | −0.58** | −0.37* | −0.38* | |
| EPA | −0.52** | −0.25 | −0.46** | |
| ω-3: ω-6 ratio | −0.48** | −0.30 (p = 0.08) | −0.36* | |
ETA: eicosatetraenoic acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01. None of plasmalogen correlates with OA, synovitis or wound score.