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Table 4 Correlation (r) between t FA and LC-PUFAs in maternal and fetal plasma and erythrocytes (n = 55)

From: Fatty acid distribution of cord and maternal blood in human pregnancy: special focus on individual trans fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acids

  

n-6

n-3

n-6 LC-PUFA

n-3 LC-PUFA

  

C20:4 n-6

AA

C22:5 n-6

DPA

C20:5 n-3

EPA

C22:5 n-3

DPA

C22:6 n-3

DHA

    

A) Between different fatty acids within the same blood fraction (e.g., P mat to P mat )

C18:1 t 9

Pmat

-0.33

•

-0.28

•

-0.11

 

-0.18

 

-0.28

•

-0.33

•

-0.26

 
 

Pfet

-0.21

 

-0.07

 

-0.08

 

-0.40

••

-0.36

••

-0.24

 

-0.35

••

 

Emat

0.13

 

-0.18

 

-0.05

 

0.18

 

0.03

 

0.13

 

0.06

 
 

Efet

-0.26

 

0.03

 

-0.06

 

0.02

 

0.01

 

-0.26

 

0.00

 

C18:1 t 11

Pmat

-0.08

 

0.05

 

0.25

 

-0.19

 

0.06

 

-0.12

 

0.11

 
 

Pfet

-0.24

 

0.02

 

0.07

 

0.06

 

-0.01

 

-0.22

 

0.01

 
 

Emat

-0.32

•

-0.29

•

0.07

 

-0.06

 

-0.13

 

-0.36

••

-0.10

 
 

Efet

-0.31

•

-0.01

 

0.04

 

0.14

 

0.10

 

-0.30

•

0.11

 

total t FA

Pmat

-0.25

 

0.04

 

0.16

 

-0.24

 

-0.07

 

-0.22

 

-0.01

 
 

Pfet

-0.22

 

-0.03

 

0.06

 

-0.04

 

-0.09

 

-0.21

 

-0.07

 
 

Emat

-0.30

•

-0.31

•

-0.02

 

-0.05

 

-0.16

 

-0.32

•

-0.13

 
 

Efet

-0.30

•

0.01

 

-0.07

 

0.00

 

-0.02

 

-0.29

•

-0.02

 

B) Between different maternal and fetal fatty acids within the respective blood fraction (e.g., P mat to P fet )

C18:1 t 9

Pmat → Pfet

-0.14

 

-0.14

 

0.00

 

-0.05

 

-0.15

 

-0.17

 

-0.13

 

C18:1 t 11

 

-0.19

 

0.05

 

0.10

 

0.21

 

0.08

 

-0.20

 

0.10

 

total t FA

 

-0.24

 

-0.05

 

0.09

 

0.08

 

-0.08

 

-0.21

 

-0.05

 

C18:1 t 9

Emat → Efet

0.15

 

-0.11

 

-0.19

 

-0.12

 

-0.04

 

0.08

 

-0.06

 

C18:1 t 11

 

-0.09

 

-0.16

 

0.46

••

0.41

••

0.26

 

-0.12

 

0.29

•

total t FA

 

-0.01

 

-0.17

 

0.29

•

0.24

 

0.20

 

-0.03

 

0.21

 
  1. Pearson correlation coefficient (r); • P < 0.05; •• P < 0.01.
  2. A) e.g. t 9 Pmat to AA Pmat.
  3. B) e.g. t 9 Pmat to AA Pfet.