Table 2.
Comparison of FFA, LPC, and TG at baseline between hepatic and systemic venous blood.
| Lipid class | Average lipid levels in hepatic vein (SD), ×102 |
Average lipid levels in systemic vein (SD), ×102 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Controls | ALD | NAFLD | All | Controls | ALD | NAFLD | |
| FFA | 12.92 (45.06)† | 5.64 (48.46)† | 21.41 (28.90)† | 9.85 (55.72)† | 80.21 (59.73)† | 104.92 (61.19)† | 62.15 (48.17)∗,† | 80.60 (66.04)∗,† |
| LPC | 5.13 (84.72) | 46.14 (28.05) | 18.49 (79.81) | -34.68 (99.92) | 22.85 (75.97) | 46.26 (34.65) | 36.46 (80.27) | -5.46 (86.45) |
| TG | -13.44 (76.09) | -67.27 (43.10) | -20.68 (47.79)∗ | 29.21 (91.27)∗ | -16.89 (73.27) | -43.01 (63.62) | -30.73 (62.40)∗ | 13.44 (81.79)∗ |
∗
Different to healthy controls at Bonferroni procedure p <0.0039 level according to mixed model.
†
Difference between hepatic and systemic values at Bonferroni procedure p <0.0039 level according to mixed model. FFA, free fatty acid; LPC, lysophosphatidylcholine; TG, triglyceride.