Table 3.
Statistical comparisons of fatty acid and carnitine levels in plasma and dry blood spots between ncSSc, lcSSc, and dcSSc vs. healthy controls.
| Plasma FA |
ncSSc (n = 3) |
lcSSc (n = 7) |
dcSS (n = 2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauric-acid | 0.0079 | 0.0043 | 0.016 |
| Myristic-acid | 0.0079 | 0.0043 | 0.11 |
| Arachidic-acid | 0.016 | 0.05 | 0.29 |
| Dry blood spot | (n = 6) | (n = 6) | (n = 6) |
| Carnitine | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Plasma carnitine | (n = 7) | (n = 6) | (n = 7) |
| Carnitine | 0.2222 | 0.0932 | 0.0159 |
| Isovaleryl-carnitine | 0.553 | 0.0215 | 0.0159 |
| Octanoyl-carnitine | 0.0556 | 0.1111 | 0.2857 |
| L-palmitoyl-carnitine | 0.1429 | 0.0671 | 0.4683 |