Table 2.
Concentrations of Short‐, Medium‐, and Long‐Chain Acylcarnitines
| Acylcarnitines | Control group (2–7 days), n=(2,204) μmol/l Mean±SD | Group A (8–14 days) n=(295) μmol/l Mean±SD (P) | Group B (15–30 days) n=(228) μmol/l Mean±SD (P) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C2 | 14.85±7.32 | 15.97±12.86 (<0.05*) | 18.75±12.86 (<0.001*) |
| C3 | 1.44±0.93 | 1.36±1.21 (0.39) | 1.63±1.48 (<0.01*) |
| C4 | 0.52±0.40 | 0.51±0.33 (0.92) | 0.56±0.35 (<0.05*) |
| C5 | 0.23±0.15 | 0.25±0.22 (0.12) | 0.24±0.14 (0.88) |
| C3:DC | 0.31±0.23 | 0.32±0.70 (0.54) | 0.30±0.29 (0.9) |
| C5:DC | 0.11±0.12 | 0.14±0.39 (<0.05*) | 0.15±0.16 (<0.01*) |
| C4:OH | 0.36±0.34 | 0.34±0.25 (0.57) | 0.40±0.28 (<0.05*) |
| C5:OH | 0.27±0.17 | 0.29±0.34 (0.31) | 0.27±0.15 (0.9) |
| C6 | 0.02±0.03 | 0.02+0.03 (0.99) | 0.04±0.04 (<0.01*) |
| C8 | 0.14±0.09 | 0.15±0.18 (0.41) | 0.16±0.10 (0.14) |
| C10 | 0.15±0.09 | 0.16±0.30 (0.12) | 0.15±0.08 (0.69) |
| C12 | 0.17±0.14 | 0.17±0.29 (0.94) | 0.20±0.09 (<0.05*) |
| C6:DC | 0.12±0.10 | 0.13±0.10 (0.18) | 0.14±0.12 (<0.01*) |
| C8:1 | 0.22±0.13 | 0.23±0.26 (0.26) | 0.24±0.18 (0.19) |
| C10:1 | 0.17±0.10 | 0.18±0.25 (0.37) | 0.18±0.09 (0.9) |
| C10:2 | 0.08±0.09 | 0.09±0.19 (0.15) | 0.08±0.08 (0.95) |
| C12:1 | 0.17±0.10 | 0.16±0.22 (0.6) | 0.18±0.10 (0.37) |
| C14 | 0.21±0.10 | 0.22±0.13 (0.2) | 0.21±0.11 (0.57) |
| C16 | 3.50±1.44 | 3.59±1.84 (<0.05*) | 3.60±2.01 (<0.05*) |
| C18 | 0.92±0.41 | 0.96±0.50 (<0.05*) | 0.97±0.50 (<0.05*) |
| C14:OH | 0.04±0.07 | 0.04±0.19 (0.32) | 0.03±0.02 (0.9) |
| C14:1 | 0.11±0.09 | 0.10±0.19 (0.53) | 0.11±0.07 (0.51) |
| C16:OH | 0.06±0.06 | 0.07±0.17 (0.39) | 0.07±0.04 (0.55) |
| C16:1 | 0.29±0.14 | 0.32±0.29 (<0.01*) | 0.34±0.17 (<0.05*) |
| C18:OH | 0.05±0.16 | 0.07±0.23 (<0.05*) | 0.09±0.04 (<0.05*) |
| C18:1 | 1.30±0.52 | 1.38±0.71 (<0.01*) | 1.39±0.67 (<0.01*) |
| C18:1‐OH | 0.06±0.11 | 0.07±0.20 (0.26) | 0.07±0.05 (0.88) |
| C18:2 | 0.21±0.18 | 0.27±0.25 (<0.05*) | 0.28±0.13 (<0.05*) |
*Significant. C2, acetylcarnitine; C3, propionylcarnitine; C3DC, malonylcarnitine; C4, butyrylcarnitine; C5, isovalerylcarnitine; C5DC, glutarylcarnitine; C4OH, hydroxybutyrylcarnitine; C5OH, hydroxyisovalerylcarnitine; C6, hexanoylcarnitine; C6DC, methylglutarylcarnitine; C8, octanoylcarnitine; C8:1, octenoylcarnitine; C10, decanoylcarnitine; C10:1, decenoylcarnitine; C10:2, decadienoylcarnitine; C12, Dodecanoylcarnitine; C12:1, Dodecenoylcarnitine, C14, Tetradecanoylcarnitine; C14:1, Tetradecenoylcarnitine; C16, Hexadecanoylcarnitine; C16:1, Hexadecenoylcarnitine; C18, stearoylcarnitine; C18:1, oleylcarnitine; C14OH, 3‐OH‐tetradecenoylcarnitine; C16OH, 3‐OH‐hexadecenoylcarnitine; C18OH, 3‐OH‐octdecanoylcarnitine; C18:1OH, 3‐OH‐oleylcarnitine; C18:2, Linoleylcarnitine.