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Table 7 FFAs profiles analysis of significant difference between the male and female groups in OB group of Han nationality

From: Serum FFAs profile analysis of Normal weight and obesity individuals of Han and Uygur nationalities in China

category

Free fatty acid

Obese (OB)

VIPa

P Valueb

FCc

Male (10)

Female (10)

SFAs

C24:0

0.54 ± 0.17

0.35 ± 0.19

1.35

0.041

−1.55

  1. Abbreviations: SFA saturated fatty acid, VIP Variable importance in the projection, FC fold change
  2. aThe variable importance in the projection (VIP) was obtained in the OPLS-DA. The values in boldface indicate VIP > 1
  3. bThe P-values were calculated from the nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test. The values in boldface indicate P < 0.05
  4. cThe fold changes (FCs) were calculated from the intra-group means of the FFA levels, with a positive value indicating a relatively higher concentration in the OB group and a negative value indicating a relatively lower concentration compared with the NW group. The numbers in boldface indicate that the absolute FC value is > 1.5
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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