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Table 5 Pearson correlations between the neurotoxin PPA and different measured absolute and relative concentrations of SCFAs and PUFAs

From: Relative abundance of short chain and polyunsaturated fatty acids in propionic acid-induced autistic features in rat pups as potential markers in autism

Parameters

R (Pearson Correlations)

Sig.

 

Propionic ~ Acetic

0.817**

0.001

Pa

Propionic ~ Butyric

0.845**

0.001

Pa

Propionic ~ Acetic/propionic

-0.892**

0.001

Nb

Propionic ~ Butyric/propionic

-0.495

0.051

Nb

Propionic ~ α-Linolenic

-0.604*

0.013

Nb

Propionic ~ Stearidonic

0.888**

0.001

Pa

Propionic ~ Eicosapentaenoic

-0.397

0.128

Nb

Propionic ~ Docosahexaenoic

-0.561*

0.024

Nb

Propionic ~ Linoleic

0.865**

0.001

Pa

Propionic ~ γ-Linolenic

-0.826**

0.001

Nb

Propionic ~ Arachidonic

-0.735**

0.001

Nb

Propionic ~ Oleic

-0.530*

0.035

Nb

Propionic ~ Total omega 3

-0.070

0.797

Nb

Propionic ~ Total omega 6

-0.825**

0.001

Nb

Propionic ~ Omega6/omega 3

-0.867**

0.001

Nb

Propionic ~ α-Linolenic/Linoleic

-0.786**

0.001

Nb

Propionic ~ α-Linolenic/EPA

-0.486

0.056

Nb

Propionic ~ α-Linolenic/DHA

-0.022

0.935

Nb

Propionic ~ EPA/DHA

0.317

0.232

Pa

Propionic ~ γ-Linolenic/AA

-0.812**

0.001

Nb

Propionic ~ AA/EPA

-0.468

0.067

Nb

  1. aPositive Correlation.
  2. bNegative Correlation.
  3. *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
  4. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).