Table 1.

Cholesterol and fatty acid composition in testis from high-fat diet-fed and chow-fed mice (control)

Parameter	Control (n=4)	HFD (n=4)	P
C4:0 (%)	0.75±0.51 (0.30–1.40)	4.95±8.13 (0.30–17.10)	0.3423
C6:0 (%)	1.00±0.61 (0.40–1.80)	0.80±0.48 (0.50–1.50)	0.6221
C8:0 (%)	0.73±0.86 (0.202.00)	0.30±0.16 (0.10–0.50)	0.3699
C16:0 (%)	22.75±1.86 (20.50–24.80)	18.10±3.59 (13.90–21.60)	0.0609
C18:0 (%)	6.18±1.07 (4.90–7.20)	5.98±1.13 (4.50–7.00)	0.8056
C18:1n9t (%)	8.08±2.73 (6.00–12.10)	7.95±2.28 (5.10–10.40)	0.9563
C18:1n9c (%)	1.50±0.14 (1.30–1.60)	1.23±0.21 (1.99–1.40)	0.0701
C18:2n6c (%)	2.80±1.50 (1.70–5.00)	2.57±1.42 (1.20–4.50)	0.8351
C20:3n6 (%)	9.28±1.17 (8.10–10.80)	8.45±2.03 (6.50–10.40)	0.5080
C22:0 (%)	1.20±0.18 (1.00–1.40)	0.83±0.15 (0.70–1.00)	0.0192*
C24:1n9 (%)	9.96±0.74 (9.10–10.90)	9.13±2.20 (7.20–11.50)	0.4919
C22:6n3 (%)	6.38±0.63 (5.60–7.10)	3.93±0.96 (3.10–4.90)	0.0053*
SFA (%)	32.60±4.14 (28.20–37.40)	30.95±5.01 (25.80–37.80)	0.6295
MUFA (%)	19.55±3.01 (16.40–23.60)	18.28±3.47 (13.20–20.80)	0.6001
PUFA (%)	18.45±2.62 (15.30–21.20)	14.93±3.08 (10.80–17.70)	0.1323
NI (%)	29.40±9.09 (20.70–40.10)	35.85±4.48 (31.80–41.00)	0.2506
Cholesterol (mg per sample)	1.05±0.21 (0.76–1.23)	1.31±0.12 (1.18–1.44)	0.0746
Sample (g)	0.05	0.05

Data are expressed as mean±s.d., with the minimum and maximum values in parentheses (n=4). ^*Significant differences at P<0.05 level compared to control group; unpaired t-test. SFA: saturated fatty acids; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids; NI: not identified; s.d.: standard deviation; HFD: high-fat diet