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Table 2 Baseline values and follow-up changes of fatty acids in subcutaneous adipose tissue

From: Functional changes in adipose tissue in a randomised controlled trial of physical activity

 

Baselinea

Changeb

PANCOVA

 

Control n = 43

Intervention n = 30

Control

Intervention

 

Grouped fatty acids

     

Saturated

30.4 (2.9)

31.0 (3.7)

-0.3 (1.3)

-0.2 (1.4)

0.48

Monounsaturated

57.0 (2.7)

56.5 (3.7)

+0.3 (1.3)

+0.1 (1.5)

0.33

Polyunsaturated w6

10.6 (9.4, 11.9)

10.4 (9.7, 11.3)

+0.1 (-0.2, 0.3)

+0.2 (-0.0, 0.5)**

0.04

Polyunsaturated w3

2.0 (0.4)

2.0 (0.5)

+0.0 (0.2)

-0.0 (0.1)

0.24

Individual fatty acids

     

14:0

3.3 (0.5)

3.4 (0.7)

-0.10 (0.20)**

-0.11 (0.24)*

0.90

15:0

0.33 (0.06)

0.35 (0.08)

+0.01 (0.02)**

-0.00 (0.02)

0.12

16:0

23.1 (2.1)

23.1 (2.6)

-0.15 (0.89)

+0.01 (0.92)

0.45

16:1w7

6.4 (1.8)

5.7 (1.4)

+0.16 (0.68)

+0.04 (0.62)

0.28

17:0

0.27 (0.24, 0.30)

0.28 (0.25, 0.33)

+0.02 (-0.01, 0.06)**

+0.00 (-0.04, 0.06)

0.26

18:0

3.4 (0.7)

3.9 (0.9)

-0.08 (0.34)

-0.08 (0.38)

0.50

18:1

50.6 (1.9)

50.7 (2.7)

+0.15 (0.88)

+0.06 (1.13)

0.78

18:2w6

9.6 (8.4, 11.0)

9.4 (8.7, 10.4)

+0.02 (-0.14, 0.22)

+0.17 (0.03, 0.39)**

0.012

18:3w6

0.10 (0.09, 0.11)

0.10 (0.09. 0.11)

+0.01 (0.00, 0.01)**

+0.00 (0.00, 0.01)

0.26

18:3w3

1.08 (0.24)

1.04 (0.25)

-0.02 (0.09)

-0.03 (0.10)

0.47

20:3w6

0.21 (0.17, 0.24)

0.20 (0.16, 0.24)

-0.01 (-0.03, 0.01)**

-0.01 (-0.02, 0.01)

0.72

20:4w6

0.43 (0.09)

0.40 (0.10)

+0.01 (0.05)

+0.01 (0.06)

0.52

20:5w3

0.16 (0.14, 0.19)

0.16 (0.14, 0.19)

+0.02 (-0.01, 0.05)**

-0.00 (-0.02, 0.03)

0.079

22:4w6

0.13 (0.12, 0.17)

0.14 (0.11, 0.17)

-0.00 (-0.01, 0.01)

-0.00 (-0.01, 0.01)

0.25

22:5w3

0.39 (0.10)

0.41 (0.14)

+0.00 (0.03)

-0.01 (0.05)

0.63

22:6w3

0.39 (0.13)

0.41 (0.19)

+0.01 (0.05)

+0.00 (0.05)

0.82

SCD-index (16:1/16:0)

0.28 (0.08)

0.26 (0.08)

+0.01 (0.04)

-0.00 (0.04)

0.13

  1. Values are mean ± SD or median (IQR) and changes denote measure(follow-up) – measure(baseline). Fatty acids are presented as relative percentage of fatty acids analysed. Saturated, sum of 14:0, 15:0, 16:0, 17:0 and 18:0; Monounsaturated, sum of 16:1 and 18:1 Polyunsaturated w6, sum of 18:2, 18:3, 20:3, 20:4 and 22:4 (all w6); and Polyunsaturated w3, sum of 18:3, 20:5, 22:5 and 22:6 (all w3).
  2. a Significant differences between groups at baseline: †P < 0.05.
  3. b Significant within-group changes: *P < 0.05,**P < 0.01.