Table 4. Correlations among saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.
| Fatty acid | Correlation (significance: p-value) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmitic acid (C16:0) | Stearic acid (C18:0) | Oleic acid (C18:1) | Linoleic acid (C18:2) | γ- linolenic acid (C18:3) | α-linolenic acid(C18:3) | |
| Palmitic acid (c16:0) | 1 | |||||
| Stearic acid (C18:0) | -0.359 (0.189) | 1 | ||||
| Oleic acid (C18:1) | -0.628* (0.012) | 0.273 (0.325) | 1 | |||
| Linoleic acid (C18:2) | 0.441 (0.099) | -0.271 (0.328) | -.0924** (0.000) | 1 | ||
| γ- linolenic acid (C18:3) | 0.192 (0.493) | -0.261 (0.347) | -0.211 (0.451) | 0.083 (0.769) | 1 | |
| α-linolenic acid (C18:3) | -0.174 (0.535) | -0.132 (0.639) | -0.375 (0.168) | 0.567* (0.027) | 0.036 (0.898) | 1 |
Note
*indicates p<0.05, ≥0.01
**indicates p<0.01.