Table 8.
Correlations of hepatic n-3 and n-6 fatty acids, the n-6/n-3 ratio, and histopathology scores with factors of lipid metabolism 1.
| Hepatic n-3 Fatty Acids | Hepatic n-6 Fatty Acids | Hepatic n-6/n-3 Ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | r | p | |
| Steatosis | −0.28714 | 0.1239 | 0.37631 | 0.0404 | 0.35871 | 0.0516 |
| Inflammatory cell infiltration | −0.44613 | 0.00135 | 0.50184 | 0.0047 | 0.50691 | 0.0043 |
| Adiponectin | 0.29971 | 0.0758 | −0.35711 | 0.0325 | −0.34411 | 0.0399 |
| SIRT1 | 0.46795 | 0.004 | −0.32857 | 0.0504 | −0.44387 | 0.0067 |
| MCAD | 0.43524 | 0.008 | −0.25395 | 0.135 | −0.32566 | 0.0526 |
| CPT-1 | 0.37398 | 0.0418 | −0.1905 | 0.3133 | −0.32736 | 0.0774 |
1 SIRT1, NAD-dependent deacetylase sirtuin-1; MCAD, medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase; CPT-1, carnitine palmitoyl transferase I.