| FFA (%) |
Men (n =122) |
Women (n = 119) |
| Total SFA |
28.02 (3.68) |
28.67 (3.38) |
| C14:0 |
0.18 (0.03) |
0.17 (0.02) |
| C16:0 |
21.94 (2.72) |
22.57 (2.74) |
| C18:0 |
5.90 (2.05) |
5.94 (1.62) |
| Total MUFA |
22.56 (2.98) |
21.72 (3.125) |
| C16:1 |
2.43 (0.66) |
2.21 (0.42)* |
| C18:1 |
20.14 (2.85) |
19.51 (3.00) |
| Total PUFA |
49.46 (4.28) |
49.66 (5.52) |
| Total n-3 |
4.30(0.98) |
4.33(1.09) |
| C18:3 |
0.68 (0.30) |
0.66 (0.28) |
| C20:5 |
0.20 (0.13) |
0.26 (0.16)* |
| C22:5 |
0.88 (0.64) |
0.96 (0.70) |
| C22:6 |
2.53 (0.64) |
2.45 (0.53) |
| Total n-6 |
45.17 (4.17) |
45.32 (5.10) |
| C18:2 |
35.64 (3.88) |
35.61 (4.31) |
| γ-C-18:3 |
0.54 (0.11) |
0.53 (0.09) |
| C20:3 |
0.67 (0.20) |
0.61(0.26) |
| C20:4 |
8.31 (1.85) |
8.59 (1.92) |
| D9D-16(16:1n-7/16:0) |
0.11 (0.03) |
0.10(0.02)* |
| D9D-18(18:1n-9/18:0) |
3.88 (1.63) |
3.48 (0.88) |
| D6D(18:3n-6/18:2 n-6) |
0.015 (0.003) |
0.015 (0.003) |
| D5D(20:4n-6/20:3 n-6) |
13.20 (3.65) |
15.35 (4.59)* |
| Abbreviations: SFA, saturated fatty acids; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fattyacids; Delta-9-desaturase (D9D); Delta-6-desaturase (D6D); Delta-5-desaturase (D5D). (ANCOVA analysis by adjustingfor alcohol consumption, 2h-PG,fasting insulin and DHEA-S; * p< 0.05.) |
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