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Table 8 Effect of treatment duration on changes in the C18:3n6/C22:4n6 index

From: The C18:3n6/C22:4n6 ratio is a good lipid marker of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression

Treatment durtion

Average treatment duration [months]

C18:3n6

C22:4n6

C18:3n6/C22:4n6 index

Index significance > 10 years

1 year

N = 30

6.100

0.209

3.431

1.140 ± 1.001

0.027717

2 years

N = 26

17.654

0.211

3.851

1.169 ± 1.064

0.025942

3 years

N = 24

30.120

0.247

3.431

0.944 ± 0.539

0.015754

5 years

N = 24

48.917

0.221

3.206

1.027 ± 0.804

0.022576

10 years

N = 24

91.667

0.216

3.866

0.675 ± 0.553

NS

> 10 years

N = 18

199.71

0.188

3.134

0.491 ± 0.305