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Table 2 Percentage composition of fatty acids of LDL, HDL2 and HDL3 in 59 healthy subjects.

From: HDL enhances oxidation of LDL in vitro in both men and women

 

Women

Men

Fatty acid

LDL

HDL2

HDL3

LDL

HDL2

HDL3

14:0

0.80 ± 0.22

0.67 ± 0.19

0.61 ± 0.17

0.97 ± 0.29*

0.94 ± 1.41***

0.76 ± 0.26*

16:0

19.50 ± 1.27

22.68 ± 1.41

22.45 ± 1.51

19.39 ± 1.23

22.79 ± 1.30

22.25 ± 1.10

16:1(n-7)

2.28 ± 0.64

1.72 ± 0.51

1.69 ± 0.51

2.22 ± 0.79

1.82 ± 0.71

1.87 ± 1.21

18:0

5.44 ± 0.58

8.18 ± 0.91

8.24 ± 0.90

5.71 ± 0.35

8.41 ± 0.67

8.71 ± 0.60

18:1T

0.35 ± 0.11

0.38 ± 0.12

0.36 ± 0.12

0.38 ± 0.15

0.45 ± 0.19

0.42 ± 0.16

18:1(n-9)

21.44 ± 1.63

17.79 ± 1.21

16.91 ± 1.02

21.12 ± 2.37

19.62 ± 3.09

17.77 ± 2.29

18:2(n-6)

34.92 ± 2.88

30.20 ± 2.93

30.71 ± 3.00

34.92 ± 4.16

28.38 ± 3.90

29.41 ± 3.72

18:3(n-3)

0.87 ± 0.22

0.67 ± 0.18

0.65 ± 0.18

0.87 ± 0.20

0.77 ± 0.23

0.69 ± 0.18

18:3(n-6)

0.43 ± 0.14

0.28 ± 0.09

0.28 ± 0.01

0.53 ± 0.26

0.34 ± 0.20

0.35 ± 0.20

20:0

0.31 ± 0.04

0.26 ± 0.03

0.22 ± 0.03

0.26 ± 0.04***

0.23 ± 0.03***

0.19 ± 0.02**

20:3(n-6)

1.22 ± 0.29

1.85 ± 0.44

1.97 ± 0.49

1.34 ± 0.26

1.86 ± 0.39

2.09 ± 0.40

20:4(n-6)

5.40 ± 0.91

7.08 ± 1.04

7.70 ± 1.20

5.53 ± 1.14

6.67 ± 1.42

7.64 ± 1.49

20:5(n-3)

1.12 ± 0.59

1.28 ± 0.67

1.38 ± 0.75

1.26 ± 0.59

1.33 ± 0.55

1.50 ± 0.59

22:0

0.91 ± 0.10

0.75 ± 0.13

0.63 ± 0.14

0.86 ± 0.11

0.60 ± 0.12

0.55 ± 0.13

22:5(n-3)

0.40 ± 0.11

0.65 ± 0.16

0.68 ± 0.16

0.47 ± 0.07**

0.74 ± 0.12*

0.82 ± 0.11**

22:6(n-3)

2.18 ± 0.50

3.46 ± 0.73

3.70 ± 0.79

1.96 ± 0.53

3.25 ± 0.86

3.37 ± 0.88

24:0

0.84 ± 0.07

0.65 ± 0.09

0.56 ± 0.08

0.83 ± 0.14

0.63 ± 0.13

0.56 ± 0.12

24:1(n-9)

1.59 ± 0.21

1.43 ± 0.23

1.23 ± 0.21

1.39 ± 0.28**

1.17 ± 0.24**

1.04 ± 0.19*

ÎŁSAFA

27.82 ± 1.21

33.21 ± 1.16

32.77 ± 1.23

27.88 ± 1.18

33.54 ± 1.50

32.94 ± 1.12

ÎŁMUFA

25.33 ± 2.03

20.98 ± 1.54

19.86 ± 1.34

24.48 ± 2.67

22.28 ± 3.16

20.51 ± 2.63

ÎŁPUFA

46.51 ± 2.55

45.44 ± 2.00

47.02 ± 1.82

47.26 ± 3.66

43.75 ± 4.13

46.14 ± 3.48

PI

83.2 ± 7.4

96.1 ± 8.3

101.2 ± 9.3

83.7 ± 9.2

92.2 ± 12.0

99.2 ± 10.9

  1. Values are mean ± SD. * p < 0.05. ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 compared to women. ΣSAFA, sum of percentages of saturated fatty acids, ΣMUFA, sum of percentages of monounsaturated fatty acids, ΣPUFA, sum of percentages of polyunsaturated fatty acids, PI, peroxidizability index (see methods).
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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