Table 2 Spearman rank correlations between estimated fatty acid desaturases in serum phospholipids, serum free fatty acids and adipose tissue triacylglycerols.
Serum free fatty acids | Adipose tissue triacylglycerols | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SCD-16 | SCD-16 | ||||||
r | P | n | r | P | n | ||
SCD-16 | PL | 0.54 | 0.000 | 299 | 0.39 | 0.000 | 295 |
FFA | - | - | - | 0.63 | 0.000 | 296 | |
SCD-18 | SCD-18 | ||||||
r | P | n | r | P | n | ||
SCD-18 | PL | 0.17 | 0.004 | 299 | -0.05 | 0.44 | 295 |
FFA | - | - | - | 0.37 | 0.000 | 296 | |
D6D | D6D | ||||||
r | P | n | r | P | n | ||
D6D | PL | -0.13 | 0.44 | 39 | 0.53 | 0.000 | 295 |
FFA | - | - | - | -0.06 | 0.69 | 48 | |
D5D | D5D | ||||||
r | P | n | r | P | n | ||
D5D | PL | 0.31 | 0.03 | 50 | 0.36 | 0.000 | 284 |
FFA | - | - | - | 0.43 | 0.002 | 48 | |