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. 2017 Oct 6;2(3):376–403. doi: 10.20411/pai.v2i3.218

Figure 2.

Figure 2.

The fatty acid composition of free fatty acids is altered in HIV infection at baseline and week 48 compared to levels in HIV-uninfected participants. Plasma samples were thawed and the proportional representation (mol%) of A) SaFAs, MUFAs, and PUFAs and B) individual lipid molecules among “free” (non-esterified) lipids, were measured by the Complex Lipid Panel (Metabolon). Several changes in the proportional representation of SaFAs, MUFAs, and PUFAs were measured among samples from HIV- participants, and in samples from HIV+ participants pre-ART initiation (baseline) and following 48 weeks of ART. Mean levels are reported. Statistically significant differences among the subject groups are designated; an exploratory value of P < 0.05 is used for a cutoff of significance.