Table 4.
Significant correlations between FA concentrations of VAT and the parameters: %WL, %EBMIL, and plasma concentrations of IL-6 and TNF at collection times
| Fatty Acid | Baseline | 1 year’ surgery | 3 years’ surgery | 6 years’ surgery |
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| C14:0 |
IL-6 r = 0.41 p = 0.02 |
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| C16:1 |
IL-6 r = 0.40 p = 0.02 |
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| C17:0 |
%EBMIL: r = 0.37 p = 0.04 |
%EBMIL: r = 0.36 p = 0.049 |
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| C17:1 |
IL-6 r = 0.42 p = 0.02 |
IL-6 r = 0.50 p = 0.003 |
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| C18:0 |
%WL: r = − 0.38 p = 0.03 |
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%EBMIL: r = −0.40 p = 0.02 |
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| C18:1 |
IL-6 r = 0.36 p = 0.03 |
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| C18:2 |
IL-6: r = −0.40 p = 0.02 |
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| C18:3 |
IL-6: r = −0.35 p = 0.046 |
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| C20:1 |
IL-6: r = 0.46 p = 0.04 |
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| C22:0 |
%WL: r = 0.48 p = 0.02 |
%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)