Figure 1.

Summary of results from serum fatty acid (FA) profiling in women 6 years after GDM. Arrows shows whether the FA or desaturase had a positive (arrow up), or negative (arrow down) correlation with glucose values (fasting or AUC), with insulin (fasting or AUC) after BMI adjustment, or with at least two parameters of MetS (high BMI, low HDL cholesterol, high blood pressure, high waist circumference, or high body fat percentage). AA, arachidonic acid; ALA, α-linolenic acid; AUC, area under the curve; BMI, body mass index; D5D, delta-5 desaturase; D6D, delta-6 desaturase; D9D, delta-9 desaturase; DGLA, dihomo-γ-linolenic acid; DPA, docosapentaenoic acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; GLA, γ-linolenic acid; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LA, linoleic acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; POA, palmitoleic acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; SCD, stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase.