Table 2.
Fatty Acid, µmol/g wet wt | Lean | Obese | P Value |
---|---|---|---|
8:0 | 0.07 ± 0.03 | 0.24 ± 0.11 | 0.17 |
10:0 | 0.09 ± 0.07 | 0.07 ± 0.02 | 0.71 |
11:0 | 0.03 ± 0.02 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.42 |
12:0 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 0.18 ± 0.07 | 0.07 |
14:0 | 0.39 ± 0.06 | 1.0 ± 0.19* | 0.01 |
15:0 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.10 ± 0.01* | 0.01 |
16:0 | 7.79 ± 1.17 | 14.58 ± 2.26* | 0.02 |
17:0 | 0.20 ± 0.02 | 0.50 ± 0.21 | 0.19 |
18:0 | 4.70 ± 0.82 | 7.51 ± 0.87* | 0.04 |
20:0 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.13 ± 0.07 | 0.36 |
22:0 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.07 ± 0.02* | 0.03 |
23:0 | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.19 ± 0.05 | 0.68 |
24:0 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.02 | 0.06 |
14:1 | 0.16 ± 0.03 | 0.18 ± 0.04 | 0.81 |
15:1 | 0.09 ± 0.05 | 0.11 ± 0.06 | 0.80 |
16:1 | 0.84 ± 0.14 | 1.44 ± 0.26 | 0.07 |
17:1 | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.29 ± 0.03* | 0.01 |
18:1 | 9.61 ± 1.87 | 15.69 ± 2.73 | 0.10 |
20:1 | 0.18 ± 0.03 | 0.18 ± 0.06 | 0.92 |
22:1 | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 0.94 |
18:3n3 | 0.22 ± 0.03 | 0.30 ± 0.04 | 0.15 |
20:3n3 | 1.69 ± 0.40 | 2.04 ± 0.49 | 0.60 |
20:5n3 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.02 | 0.77 |
22:6n3 | 0.03 ± 0.02 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.19 |
18:2n6 | 5.98 ± 1.02 | 9.16 ± 1.78 | 0.15 |
18:3n6 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.15 ± 0.04* | 0.03 |
20:2n6 | 0.19 ± 0.03 | 0.20 ± 0.04 | 0.96 |
20:3n6 | 0.20 ± 0.04 | 0.32 ± 0.08 | 0.25 |
20:4n6 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.57 |
22:2n6 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 0.10 ± 0.05 | 0.34 |
Total lipids | 33.2 ± 5.0 | 54.5 ± 7.0* | 0.03 |
Total saturates | 13.6 ± 2.0 | 24.6 ± 3.6* | 0.02 |
Total monoenes | 11.0 ± 2.0 | 17.9 ± 3.1 | 0.09 |
Total polyenes | 8.5 ± 1.5 | 12.4 ± 2.4 | 0.20 |
n3 polyenes | 2.0 ± 0.4 | 2.4 ± 0.5 | 0.57 |
n6 polyenes | 6.5 ± 1.1 | 10.0 ± 1.9 | 0.14 |
n3:n6 ratio | 0.3 ± 0.0 | 0.2 ± 0.0* | 0.05 |
Values are means ± SE. *Significantly different from lean (P ≤ 0.05).