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Table 3 Significant correlations between FA concentrations of SAT and the parameters: %WL, %EBMIL, and plasma concentrations of IL-6 and TNF at collection times

From: The fatty acid profile of adipose tissue as a predictor of the ponderal and inflammatory response in adult women six years after bariatric surgery

FA

Baseline

1 year’ surgery

3 years’ surgery

6 years’ surgery

C14:0

  

IL-6

r = 0.38

p = 0.03

 

C14:1

IL-6

r = 0.41

p = 0.03

   

C15:0

   

IL-6

r = 0.40

p = 0.02

C16:1

   

IL-6

r = 0.36

p = 0.04

C17:1

   

IL-6

r = 0.46

p = 0.01

C18:0

 

TNF

r = − 0.43

p = 0.01

  

C18:2

 

%EBMIL:

r = 0.41

p = 0.02

%EBMIL:

r = 0.44

p = 0.01

%EBMIL:

r = 0.38

p = 0.03

 

%WL:

r = 0.37

p = 0.03

 

%WL:

r = 0.36

p = 0.04

   

IL-6:

r = − 0.37

p = 0.01

C22:0

 

%EBMIL:

r = − 0.37

p = 0.04

%WL:

r = − 0.43

p = 0.01

 
  1. FA fatty acid, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue, %WL weight loss percentage, %EBMIL percentage of excess BMI that was lost., IL-6 interleukin 6, TNF tumor necrosis factor alpha. Correlation test: Spearman (p < 0.05)