|
Variables
|
Obese (n=20)
|
Control (n=20)
|
t
|
P
|
|---|
|
Total SFAs
|
46.99±5.70a
|
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±3.60a
|
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±3.85a
|
22.46±5.29
|
2.0930
|
0.0432
|
|
C18:2n-6
|
14.09±3.91a
|
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±0.33a
|
0.80±0.46
|
2.6650
|
0.0112
|
|
AA/DHA
|
10.35±1.97a
|
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
|
- aSignificant differences between the obese and control children
