Table 3.
Significant correlations between FA concentrations of SAT and the parameters: %WL, %EBMIL, and plasma concentrations of IL-6 and TNF at collection times
| FA | Baseline | 1 year’ surgery | 3 years’ surgery | 6 years’ surgery |
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| C14:0 |
IL-6 r = 0.38 p = 0.03 |
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| C14:1 |
IL-6 r = 0.41 p = 0.03 |
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| C15:0 |
IL-6 r = 0.40 p = 0.02 |
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| C16:1 |
IL-6 r = 0.36 p = 0.04 |
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| C17:1 |
IL-6 r = 0.46 p = 0.01 |
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| C18:0 |
TNF r = − 0.43 p = 0.01 |
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| C18:2 |
%EBMIL: r = 0.41 p = 0.02 |
%EBMIL: r = 0.44 p = 0.01 |
%EBMIL: r = 0.38 p = 0.03 |
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%WL: r = 0.37 p = 0.03 |
%WL: r = 0.36 p = 0.04 |
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IL-6: r = − 0.37 p = 0.01 |
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| C22:0 |
%EBMIL: r = − 0.37 p = 0.04 |
%WL: r = − 0.43 p = 0.01 |
FA fatty acid, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue, %WL weight loss percentage, %EBMIL percentage of excess BMI that was lost., IL-6 interleukin 6, TNF tumor necrosis factor alpha. Correlation test: Spearman (p < 0.05)