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Table 3 Lipid ratios among preterm at term (PAT) and term infants

From: A comparative analyses of lipid ratios representing desaturase enzyme activity between preterm and term infants within the first ten weeks of life

VARIABLES

PAT

TAB

Z score

P

T2W

Z score

P

T6W

Z score

P

D9D

PC(32:1)/PC(32:0)

0.32 (0.16)

0.43

(0.17)

-3.84

<ā€‰0.001

0.27

(0.11)

-1.05

0.296

0.24

(0.13)

-2.71

<ā€‰0.05

D5D

PC(38:4)/PC(38:3)

3.15 (0.94)

6.05

(3.87)

-5.40

<ā€‰0.001

3.88

(3.36)

-1.75

0.081

3.59

(1.05)

-2.22

<ā€‰0.05

D5D

PC(36:4)/PC(36:3)

1.13 (0.43)

2.21

(1.06)

-7.08

<ā€‰0.001

1.39

(0.34)

-4.74

<ā€‰0.001

1.28

(0.26)

-3.80

<ā€‰0.001

D6D

PC(36:3)/PC(36:2)

0.46 (0.15)

0.59

(0.13)

-5.86

<ā€‰0.001

0.46

(0.07)

-1.93

0.054

0.39

(0.05)

-3.19

<ā€‰0.05

D6D

TG(52:3)/TG(52:2)

0.83 (0.20)

0.33

(0.25)

-8.03

<ā€‰0.001

0.39

(0.21)

-8.01

<ā€‰0.001

0.52

(0.24)

-6.57

<ā€‰0.001