Lipids in Health and Disease

Table 3 Correlation analyses between FFA and metabolic indicators of all participants^*

From: Free fatty acids profile among lean, overweight and obese non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients: a case – control study

	14:0	16:0	16:1	18:0	18:1	18:2	γ-18:3	18:3	20:4	20:5	22:5	22:6	Total FFA
BMI	+	+	+	+	+	NS	+	+	NS	+	+	+	+
WC	+	+	+	+	+	NS	+	+	NS	+	+	NS	+
Body fat	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	NS	+	+	+	+
SBP	NS	+	NS	+	NS	+	NS	NS	NS	+	+	+	+
DBP	NS	+	NS	+	NS	+	NS	NS	+	+	NS	+	+
FBG	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Fasting insulin	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	NS	NS	NS	+
HOMA-IR	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	NS	+	+
TC	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
TG	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
HDL-C	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	−	+	NS	NS	NS	NS
LDL-C	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	NS	+	+	+	+	+
ALT	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
AST	+	+	+	+	+	NS	NS	NS	+	NS	+	+	+
ALP	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
GGT	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+

NS not significant;
+: positive association;
-: negative association between FFA and indictors;
^*Correlation coefficients and statistical significance are reported in SM Table S4

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