Table 7 Spearman correlation between plasma fatty acids and the severity of CAD evaluated by Gensini score
| Â | r* | p-value |
|---|---|---|
Total SFA | −0.152 | 0.112 |
Palmitic acid, 16:0 | −0.104 | 0.277 |
Stearic acid, 18:0 | 0.211 | 0.026 |
Total MUFA | −0.185 | 0.045 |
Palmitoleic acid, 16:1 | −0.101 | 0.290 |
Oleic acid, 18:1n-9 | −0.078 | 0.414 |
Erucic acid, 22:1n-9 | 0.231 | 0.015 |
Total PUFA n-3 | −0.250 | 0.008 |
a -linolenic acid, 18:3n-3 | −0.001 | 0.992 |
Eicosapentaenoic acid, 20:5n-3 | −0.133 | 0.163 |
Docosahexaenoic acid, 22:6n-3 | −0.228 | 0.016 |
Total PUFA n-6 | −0.136 | 0.155 |
Linoleic acid, 18:2n-6 | −0.111 | 0.244 |
c-linolenic acid, 18:3n-6 | −0.235 | 0.013 |
Dihomo-c-linolenic acid, 20:3n-6 | −0.215 | 0.023 |
Arachidonic acid, 20:4n-6 | −0.141 | 0.140 |
Total PUFA | −0.185 | 0.045 |
Total PUFA/Total SFA | −0.077 | 0.419 |
Desaturation index | ||
 20:4n-6/20:3n-6 (D5D) | 0.134 | 0.162 |
 20:4n-6/18:2n-6 (D6D) | −0.021 | 0.830 |
 18:3n-6/18:2n-6 (D6D) | −0.159 | 0.095 |
 16:1/16:0 (D9D-16) | 0.017 | 0.857 |
 18:1n-9/18:0(D9D-18) | 0.125 | 0.192 |
 14:n-5/14:0 | −0.096 | 0.318 |
  SFA/UFA | −0.005 | 0.958 |