Table 2. Correlations between the absolute concentration (nMole/gram) of serum lipid species and serum adipokines.

	Predicator variables	Insulin	Leptin	Adiponectin	Resistin
		r	r	r	r
SFAs	pentadecylic acid	−0.17	−0.34*	0.35*	−0.27
	palmitic acid	0.46**	0.63**	−0.26	0.13
	stearic acid	0.65**	0.84*	−0.03	0.34*
MUFAs	oleic acid	0.23	0.23	−0.35*	−0.10
ω-6 PUFAs	linoleic acid	0.61**	0.84*	−0.12	0.31
	γ-linolenic acid	0.46*	0.78*	−0.34*	0.44**
	eicosadienoic acid	0.48*	0.72*	−0.15	0.22
	dihomo- γ-linolenic acid	0.52**	0.57**	−0.28	0.05
	arachidonic acid	0.66*	0.83**	−0.15	0.31
	adrenic acid	0.20	0.36*	−0.19	0.32
ω-3 PUFAs	α-linolenic acid	−0.18	−0.38*	0.18	−0.32
	stearidonic acid	−0.29	−0.67**	0.26	−0.33*
	ETA	−0.27	−0.61*	0.25	−0.38*
	EPA	−0.28	−0.56*	0.44**	−0.31
	DHA	−0.35*	−0.34*	0.37*	−0.11
Plasmalogen derivatives	dm16:0	0.01	0.36*	−0.30	0.08
	dm18:0	0.32	0.61**	−0.12	0.32
	dm18:1n9	0.28	0.50**	−2.42	0.23
	ω-3: ω-6 ratio	−0.34*	−0.59**	0.33*	−0.40*

ETA: eicosatetraenoic acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; DPA: all-cis-7,10,13,16,19-docosapentaenoic acid; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid; dm: dimethyl. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.