Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study subjects.

Age (years)

63 (0.7)

301

BMI (kg/m²)

25.9 (3.1)

301

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

5.9 (1.0)

301

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

3.7 (1.0)

301

HDL-cholesterol^a(mmol/l)

1.6 (1.4–1.8)

301

Triacylglycerol^a(mmol/l)

1.1 (0.8–1.4)

301

Fasting insulin^a(mU/l)

5.8 (4.2–8.0)

301

Fasting glucose^a(mmol/l)

4.9 (4.6–5.2)

301

HOMA-IR^a

1.3 (0.9–1.8)

300

Tobacco users (%)

23

301

Adipose tissue desaturase indices

   SCD-16

0.36 (0.1)

297

   SCD-18

14.8 (3.6)

297

   D6D^a

17(14–20) × 10^-3

286

   D5D

2.5 (0.6)

286

Free fatty acid desaturase indices

   SCD-16

0.15 (0.04)

300

   SCD-18

3.95 (0.73)

300

   D6D^a

33 (23–55) × 10^-3

51

   D5D^a

3.1 (2.2–4.1)

51

Phospholipid desaturase indices

   SCD-16^a

0.02 (0.017–0.023)

299

   SCD-18

0.94 (0.12)

299

   D6D^a

0.15(0.13–0.18)

299

   D5D

3.0 (0.71)

299