Table 3 Changes in erythrocyte fatty acids in children with obesity

Total SFAs

46.99±5.70^a

42.62±2.40

3.1570

0.0031

 C8:0

3.81±2.61

3.23±1.76

0.8174

0.4188

 C10:0

0.18±0.16

0.37±0.32

2.2308

0.0265

 C12:0

9.33±3.60^a

4.92±0.92

5.3060

< 0.0001

 C14:0

0.04±0.09

0.01±0.02

1.6880

0.0994

 C16:0

23.26±1.62

24.00±2.22

1.1960

0.2393

 C18:0

10.36±1.67

10.09±1.19

0.5833

0.5631

Total MUFAs

25.68±3.21

25.36±2.78

0.5562

0.5808

 C16:1

0.95±0.50

1.09±0.29

0.3322

0.7416

 C18:1

24.74±3.21

24.27±2.70

0.4996

0.6203

Total n-6 PUFAs

19.40±3.85^a

22.46±5.29

2.0930

0.0432

 C18:2n-6

14.09±3.91^a

17.11±4.55

2.2490

0.0304

 C20:4n-6

5.28±1.61

5.31±1.23

0.0736

0.9417

 C22:5n-6

0.04±0.07

0.05±0.09

0.4042

0.6883

Total n-3 PUFAs

7.92±2.64

9.44±4.61

1.3700

0.1787

 C18:3n-3

0.03±0.07

0.00±0.00

2.1580

0.0373

 C20:5n-3

3.77±1.59

3.59±1.74

0.3386

0.7368

 C20:4n-3

3.66±1.87

5.16±3.13

1.8380

0.0739

 C22:6n-3

0.46±0.33^a

0.80±0.46

2.6650

0.0112

AA/DHA

10.35±1.97^a

7.68±2.46

3.4400

0.0016

Total n-6/n-3 PUFAs

2.69±0.93

3.17±2.08

0.9510

0.3476