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Table 1 Characteristics and plasma fatty acid profile of the study population

From: Plasma fatty acid levels and gene expression related to lipid metabolism in peripheral blood mononuclear cells: a cross-sectional study in healthy subjects

 

n 54

Male/female (n)

15/39

Age (years)

25 (22-30)

BMI (kg/m2)

22.7 ± 2.6

Total-C (mmol/l)

4.8 ± 0.9

LDL-C (mmol/l)

2.7 ± 0.8

HDL-C (mmol/l)

1.5 ± 0.4

TG (mmol/l)

0.9 (0.7–1.1)

Plasma level of fatty acids (wt%)

 

Total SFA

30.7 (29.5–31.9)

 Myristic acid (14:0)

0.9 (0.7–1.1)

 Palmitic acid (16:0)

21.5 (20.6–23.3)

 Stearic acid (18:0)

7.9 ± 1.0

Total n-6

34.7 ± 3.9

 LA (18:2n-6)

28.8 ± 3.6

 AA (20:4n-6)

5.9 ± 1.1

Total n-3

6.3 ± 2.4

 ALA (18:3n-3)

0.5 (0.5–0.6)

 EPA (20:5n-3)

1.94 (0.7–2.7)

 DPA (22:5n-3)

0.6 ± 0.2

 DHA (22:6n-3)

3.2 ± (2.1–4.1)

Total PUFA

40.1 (38.9–48.1)

SFA to PUFA ratio

0.8 ± (0.7–0.8)

  1. Values are presented as frequency, mean ± SD or median and 25th–75th percentiles
  2. BMI body mass index, Total-C total cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglyceride, SFA saturated fatty acid, LA linoleic acid, AA arachidonic acid, ALA alpha-linolenic acid, EPA eicosapentaenoic acid, DPA docosapentaenoic acid, DHA docosahexaenoic acid, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acid