Table 7.

Phenotypic coefficient of correlations (Pearson) in White Fulani

Trait	Fat (%)	Protein (%)	C14:1 cis-9	C16:0	C18:2 cis-9, cis-12	C18:1 cis-9	C14 index	C18 index	Total index	SFA	MUFA	PUFA
Fat (%)		0.62***	0.40***	0.08	0.19	0.00	0.29**	− 0.06	− 0.13	0.04	− 0.11	0.12
Protein (%)	0.62***		0.34**	0.09	0.13	− 0.13	0.26*	− 0.05	− 0.08	0.07	− 0.03	− 0.05
C14:1 cis-9	0.40***	0.34**		− 0.05	− 0.07	0.00	0.43***	0.11	− 0.10	− 0.09	− 0.10	0.27**
C16:0	0.08	0.09	− 0.05		0.12	0.14	0.04	− 0.20*	− 0.16	0.09	− 0.19	0.18
C18:2 cis-9, cis-12	0.19	0.13	− 0.07	0.12		− 0.12	0.24*	− 0.24*	− 0.10	0.31**	− 0.01	− 0.42***
C18:1 cis-9	0.00	− 0.13	0.00	0.14	− 0.12		0.04	− 0.162	− 0.28**	0.18	− 0.40***	0.37***
C14 index	0.29**	0.26*	0.43**	0.03	0.24*	0.04		− 0.17	− 0.17	0.13	− 0.16	0.08
C18 index	− 0.06	− 0.05	0.11	− 0.20	− 0.24	− 0.16	− 0.17		0.93**	− 0.83***	0.82***	− 0.14
Total index	− 0.13	− 0.07	− 0.10	− 0.16	− 0.10	− 0.28**	− 0.17	0.93***		− 0.82**	0.94***	− 0.34**
SFA	0.04	0.07	− 0.09	0.09	0.31**	0.18	0.13	− 0.83***	− 0.82**		− 0.78***	− 0.18
MUFA	− 0.11	− 0.03	− 0.1	− 0.19	− 0.01	− 0.40***	− 0.16	0.82***	0.94***	− 0.78***		− 0.49***
PUFA	0.12	− 0.05	0.27**	0.18	− 0.42***	0.37***	0.08	− 0.14	− 0.34**	− 0.18	− 0.49***

SFA saturated fatty acid, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acid, PUFA = polyunsaturated fatty acid

*P < 0.05; ^**P < 0.01; ^***P < 0.001