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Table 3 Fatty acids and desaturases in cholesterol esters in relation to body fat depots

From: Fatty acid composition in serum cholesterol esters and phospholipids is linked to visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue content in elderly individuals: a cross-sectional study

 

PA

LA

ALA

ln EPA

DHA

ln SCD

D5D

ln D6D

ln SAT

 β

0.08

−0.03

−0.3

0.12

0.18

0.35

−0.04

0.21

 P

0.04

<0.01

0.03

0.06

0.10

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

 R2

0.21

0.26

0.22

0.21

0.21

0.24

0.23

0.24

 pR2

0.002

0.07

0.003

0.01

0.01

0.08

0.05

0.05

ln VAT

 β

0.12

−0.04

−0.4

0.29

0.39

0.24

−0.05

0.34

 P

0.02

<0.01

0.03

<0.01

<0.01

0.07

<0.01

<0.01

 R2

0.18

0.24

0.18

0.20

0.19

0.17

0.19

0.22

 pR2

0.04

0.07

0.01

0.02

0.02

0.004

0.05

0.06

Total fat, g

 β

1645.9

−581.7

−7598.1

2582.7

3917.5

5955.6

−663.6

4001.2

 P

0.03

<0.01

<0.01

0.03

<0.05

<0.01

0.01

<0.01

 R2

0.17

0.23

0.19

0.17

0.17

0.19

0.18

0.20

 pR2

0.02

0.09

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.06

0.03

0.06

Total fat, %

 β

0.95

−0.43

−5.87

2.44

3.10

5.07

−0.58

3.81

 P

0.11

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

0.05

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

 R2

0.43

0.46

0.44

0.44

0.43

0.45

0.44

0.46

 pR2

0.002

0.05

0.002

0.01

0.01

0.11

0.04

0.08

Trunk fat, g

 β

942.0

−338.4

−4356.4

1629.9

2615.1

3004.4

−487.8

2429.9

 P

0.03

<0.01

<0.01

0.02

0.03

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

 R2

0.16

0.21

0.18

0.17

0.17

0.17

0.18

0.20

 pR2

0.03

0.08

0.03

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.04

0.05

ln Leg fat

 β

0.07

−0.02

−0.31

0.08

0.11

0.30

−0.02

0.14

 P

0.03

<0.01

<0.01

0.10

0.20

<0.01

0.15

<0.01

 R2

0.33

0.37

0.34

0.33

0.32

0.36

0.32

0.34

 pR2

0.001

0.06

0.01

0.007

0.008

0.10

0.02

0.05

Trunk/Leg fat

 β

0.05

−0.01

−0.03

0.18

0.28

−0.08

−0.04

0.16

 P

0.26

0.10

0.86

<0.01

0.02

0.46

<0.01

0.01

 R2

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.46

0.46

0.45

0.46

0.46

 pR2

0.04

0.003

0.002

0.01

0.004

0.03

0.005

0.005

  1. SAT, abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; SCD1, stearoyl-CoA desaturase; D5D, delta-5 desaturase; D6D, delta-6 desaturase; PA, palmitic acid; LA, linoleic acid; ALA, alpha-linoleic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; pR2, partial R2
  2. Multiple regression analyses with energy intake, height, alcohol intake, sex, smoking, education and physical activity as covariates