Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the participants.
| N | Mean | ± | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (women, %) | 92 | 71% | ||
| Age (years) | 92 | 22 | ± | 2 |
| Anthropometry and body composition assessment | ||||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 90 | 24.87 | ± | 4.72 |
| Lean mass (kg) | 83 | 41.13 | ± | 8.98 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 83 | 24.91 | ± | 9.09 |
| Lean mass index (kg/m2) | 83 | 14.43 | ± | 2.24 |
| Fat mass index (kg/m2) | 83 | 8.84 | ± | 3.14 |
| Fat mass percentage (%) | 83 | 35.94 | ± | 7.88 |
| Visceral adipose tissue (g) | 83 | 321.05 | ± | 177.19 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 90 | 80.60 | ± | 13.97 |
| Plasma levels of endocannabinoids and their analogues (peak area ratio) | ||||
| AEA and related N-acylethanolamines | ||||
| AEA | 88 | 0.14 | ± | 0.06 |
| AA | 88 | 65.18 | ± | 21.75 |
| DHEA * | 88 | 0.08 | ± | 0.16 |
| DGLEA * | 87 | 0.02 | ± | 0.01 |
| LEA | 88 | 0.22 | ± | 0.09 |
| alpha LEA | 88 | 0.008 | ± | 0.004 |
| PEA | 87 | 1.78 | ± | 0.28 |
| PDEA * | 88 | 0.03 | ± | 0.01 |
| POEA | 88 | 0.28 | ± | 0.22 |
| OEA | 88 | 0.70 | ± | 0.21 |
| SEA | 88 | 1.33 | ± | 0.23 |
| 2-AG and related acylglycerols | ||||
| 2-AG * | 88 | 0.02 | ± | 0.09 |
| 2-LG * | 88 | 0.22 | ± | 1.41 |
| 2-OG * | 88 | 0.01 | ± | 0.06 |
| Fecal microbiota parameters | ||||
| Alpha diversity indexes | ||||
| Richness Chao | 92 | 430.68 | ± | 150.99 |
| Shannon diversity | 92 | 4.21 | ± | 0.37 |
| Inverse Simpson diversity | 92 | 34.20 | ± | 14.16 |
| Evenness Camargo | 92 | 0.24 | ± | 0.05 |
| Composition (phylum) | ||||
| Actinobacteria (%) | 92 | 1.59 | ± | 1.55 |
| Bacteroidetes (%) | 92 | 39.80 | ± | 9.06 |
| Firmicutes (%) | 92 | 48.65 | ± | 10.10 |
| Proteobacteria (%) | 92 | 6.81 | ± | 5.29 |
| Verrucomicrobia (%) | 92 | 2.09 | ± | 4.12 |
| Plasma levels of lipopolysaccharide (EU/mL) | 85 | 0.98 | ± | 1.10 |
Data are presented as means ± standard deviations (SD). 2-AG: 2-arachidonylglycerol; 2-LG: 2-linoleoylglycerol; 2-OG: 2-oleoylglycerol; alpha LEA: alpha-Linolenoyl ethanolamide; AA: arachidonic acid; AEA: anandamide; DGLEA: dihomo-gamma-linolenoyl ethanolamide; DHEA: docosahexaenoyl ethanolamide; EU: endotoxins units; LEA: linoleoyl ethanolamide; OEA: oleoyl ethanolamine; PEA: palmitoyl ethanolamide; PDEA: pentadecanoyl ethanolamide; POEA: palmitoleoyl ethanolamide; SEA: stearoyl ethanolamide. * Analytes to be considered with caution as relative standard deviations between 15% and 30% in quality control samples.