Table 2.

Correlation between blood test values and serum GM3 molecular species in all measured specimens.

	WBC (×109/L)	RBC (×1012/L)	PLT (×109/L)	monocytes (×109/L)	TC (mmol/L)	CRP (mg/L)
d18:1-16:0 (ng/μL)	0.103	−0.306*	−0.27	0.158	0.195	0.578***
d18:1-18:0 (ng/μL)	0.12	−0.009	0.08	0.274	0.582***	0.126
d18:1-20:0 (ng/μL)	0.096	−0.218	0.162	0.148	0.36*	0.115
d18:1-22:0 (ng/μL)	0.109	−0.084	0.162	0.168	0.6***	0.023
d18:1-23:0 (ng/μL)	0.125	−0.057	0.097	0.197	0.579***	−0.065
d18:1-24:0 (ng/μL)	0.124	0.04	0.095	0.161	0.614***	−0.158
d18:1-24:1 (ng/μL)	0.129	−0.175	0.028	0.131	0.282	0.235
total GM3 (ng/μL)	0.185	−0.162	−0.042	0.225	0.468**	0.287

Spearman’s rank correlations were used to assess the relationships between the serum GM3 molecular species and the blood test values. *P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.

WBC, leukocytes; RBC, erythrocytes; PLT, platelets; TC, total cholesterol; CRP, C-reactive protein.