Table 2.
Quantification of fatty acids in plasma women with PCOS before and after the diet (mg/dl)
| Fatty acids (mg/dl) | PCO_II** n=24 | PCO_I* n=39 | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAN | SD | MEAN | SD | ||
| C8:0 caprylic acid | 0,363 | 1,258 | 0,499 | 0,422 | NS |
| C10:0 capric acid | 26,24 | 14,724 | 13,957 | 3,435 | p<0,01 |
| C11:0 undecanoic acid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS |
| C12:0 lauric acid | 5,013 | 10,715 | 0,660 | 0,526 | NS |
| C13:0 tridecanoic acid | 0 | 0 | 30,114 | 104,318 | NS |
| C14:0 myristic acid | 12,291 | 5,049 | 7,717 | 4,133 | p<0,05 |
| C14:1 miristoleic acid | 0 | 0 | 0,139 | 0,358 | NS |
| C15:0 pentadecanoic acid | 4,535 | 1,024 | 1,223 | 0,605 | p<0,01 |
| C15:1 cis-10-pentadecanoid acid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS |
| C16:0 palmitic acid | 208,293 | 40,617 | 185,389 | 61,467 | NS |
| C16:1 palmitoleic acid | 14,754 | 5,978 | 14,715 | 9,011 | NS |
| C17:0 heptadecanoic acid | 2,651 | 0,938 | 2,052 | 0,561 | NS |
| C17:1 cis-10-heptadecanoid acid | 1,639 | 0,648 | 1,129 | 0,557 | p<0,05 |
| C18:0 stearic acid | 110,336 | 14,787 | 65,129 | 11,567 | p<0,01 |
| C18:1w9 oleic acid | 167,770 | 41,829 | 150,175 | 69,584 | NS |
| C18:1trans11 trans-vaccenic acid | 15,557 | 3,643 | 12,899 | 5,137 | NS |
| C18:2n6c linoleic acid | 179,008 | 26,393 | 176,170 | 42,684 | NS |
| C18:2n6t linoleic acid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS |
| C18:3n-6 gamma-linolenic acid | 34,058 | 33,844 | 2,593 | 0,974 | p<0,01 |
| C18:3n-3 linolenic acid | 5,527 | 2,538 | 5,272 | 2,591 | NS |
| C18:4 stearidonic acid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS |
| C20:0 arachidic acid | 2,488 | 0,946 | 0,815 | 0,503 | p<0,01 |
| C20:1 cis-11-eicosanoic acid | 1,681 | 1,105 | 1,634 | 1,000 | NS |
| C20:2 cis-11-eicodienic acid | 0 | 0 | 23,587 | 45,749 | NS |
| C20:3n6 cis-11-eicosatrienoic acid | 10,591 | 2,960 | 9,788 | 3,099 | NS |
| C20:4n6 arachidonic acid | 51,732 | 9,720 | 45,519 | 11,246 | NS |
| C20:3n3 cis-11-eicosatrienoic acid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS |
| C20:5 EPA | 5,559 | 4,144 | 4,381 | 1,312 | NS |
| C22:0 behenic acid | 0,542 | 1,138 | 0,276 | 0,386 | NS |
| C22:1n9 erucic acid | 1,067 | 1,387 | 0 | 0 | p<0,05 |
| C22:2 cis-docosadienoic acid | 0,121 | 0,420 | 0 | 0 | NS |
| C23:0 tricosanoic acid | 1,690 | 1,041 | 1,264 | 0,690 | NS |
| C22:4n6 docosatetraenic acid | 1,939 | 0,974 | 1,575 | 0,642 | NS |
| C22:5w3 docosapentaenoic acid | 2,919 | 1,474 | 3,299 | 0,964 | NS |
| C24:0 lignoceric acid | 0,314 | 1,089 | 0,036 | 0,123 | NS |
| C22:6w3 docosahexaenoic acid | 15,948 | 8,050 | 12,842 | 5,961 | NS |
| C24:1 nervonic acid | 1,289 | 4,069 | 20,781 | 12,101 | p<0,01 |
| SFA | 248,340 | 60,465 | 278,791 | 120,273 | NS |
| MUFA | 520,501 | 77,636 | 244,439 | 110,878 | p<0,01 |
| PUFA | 116,709 | 40,503 | 578,692 | 410,562 | p<0,01 |
| Total UFA | 885,550 | 151,044 | 1263,926 | 744,201 | p<0,01 |
| SFA/UFA | 0,279 | 0,037 | 0,270 | 0,124 | NS |
*PCO I-women with PCOS befor dietary intervension
**PCO II- women with PCOS after dietary intervension