Table 3.
Fatty acids concentrations in males and females.
| Fatty Acid | Common Name | Males (n = 186) |
Females (n = 290) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:0 | Palmitic acid (PA) | 2683 ± 630.6 | 2658 ± 622.4 | 0.66 |
| 18:0 | Stearic acid (SA) | 716 ± 145.2 | 764 ± 159.2 | 0.001 * |
| 16:1c9 | Palmitoleic acid (PAO) | 185 ± 82.5 | 203 ± 84.7 | 0.03 * |
| 18:1c9 | Oleic acid (OA) | 2117 ± 645.0 | 2082 ± 625.9 | 0.55 |
| 18:2n6 | Linoleic acid (LA) | 3652 ± 737.4 | 3731 ± 801.9 | 0.28 |
| 20:4n6 | Arachidonic acid (ARA) | 687 ± 176.2 | 685 ± 178.5 | 0.86 |
| 18:3n3 | Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) | 53.9 ± 23.0 | 60.0 ± 25.4 | 0.008 * |
| 20:5n3 | Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) | 84.4 ± 74.2 | 98.5 ± 84.7 | 0.06 |
| 22:5n3 | Docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) | 42.6 ± 14.8 | 44.1 ± 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 22:6n3 | Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) | 240 ± 86.8 | 266 ± 97.8 | 0.003 * |
Fatty acid concentrations of ten biologically relevant fatty acids are compared between male and female participants by the Student’s t-test. Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation. * Considered statistically significant at p < 0.05.