Table 3.

Correlations between PUFA Levels and Clinical Parameters.

	DGLA	AA	EPA	DHA	EPA/AA	Estimated D5D
BMI	0.316***	0.217**	-0.159*	-0.074	-0.246***	-0.166*
Age	-0.260***	-0.328***	0.324***	0.253***	0.454***	0.033
Waist circumference	0.227***	0.165*	-0.088	-0.003	-0.152*	-0.109
ALT level	0.270***	0.150*	-0.078	0.008	-0.147*	-0.178**
TGL	0.362***	0.270***	-0.044	0.234***	-0.169*	-0.151*
HbA1c level	-0.114	0.047	-0.136*	-0.135	-0.157*	0.125
HOMA-IR	0.367***	0.169*	-0.012	0.064	-0.097	-0.255***
Body fat percentage	0.315**	0.208	-0.101	0.013	-0.188	-0.182
Skeletal mass index	0.031	0.100	-0.229*	-0.272*	-0.274*	0.030

Spearman correlation coefficient (ρ) were used to evaluate correlations between variables. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001. FUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acid, BMI: body mass index, ALT: alanine amino transferase, TGL: triglyceride, HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin, HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, DGLA: dihomo-γ-linolenic acid, AA: arachidonic acid, EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid, DHA: docosahexaenoic acid, D5D: Δ-5 desaturase