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Table 2 Blood fatty acid profile of the four patients’ sub-groups compared to controls

From: Different profiles of fatty acids between leukocytes and whole blood in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome

 

SS (remission)

SR (remission)

SS (proteinuria)

SR (proteinuria)

Controls

16.0A

22.76 ± 1.54**

20.09 ± 0.94*

22.13 ± 1.66**

21.27 ± 1.53***

24.63 ± 1.76

16:1n9A

0.86 ± 0.29

0.81 ± 0.30

0.89 ± 0.23

0.94 ± 0.19

0.76 ± 0.35

18:0A

11.97 ± 1.47

10.81 ± 2.11

11.06 ± 1.59*

9.72 ± 0.39***

12.85 ± 1.45

18:1n9B

16.69 ± 2.62**

20.04 ± 4.11

18.38 ± 1.84

22.17 ± 2.02

20.55 ± 3.64

18:1n7B

1.36 ± 0.29

1.23 ± 0.32

1.31 ± 0.17

1.33 ± 0.27

1.75 ± 1.88

18:2n6 (LA)B

22.78 ± 4.61

24.35 ± 2.91**

26.92 ± 5.51

24.76 ± 4.34

21.82 ± 3.19

18:3n3 (ALA)B

0.19 ± 0.15

0.22 ± 0.06

0.25 ± 0.06

0.25 ± 0.07

0.2 ± 0.13

20:3n6B

1.61 ± 0.38

1.73 ± 0.63*

1.55 ± 0.53

1.49 ± 0.28

1.43 ± 0.27

20:4n6 (AA)A

11.64 ± 2.32***

10.16 ± 2.42

9.16 ± 1.81

9.83 ± 0.35

9.34 ± 1.65

20:5n3 (EPA)B

0.21 ± 0.15

0.28 ± 0.19

0.16 ± 0.07

0.22 ± 0.14

0.24 ± 0.21

22:0B

1.72 ± 2.44

0.99 ± 0.28

1.20 ± 0.17

1.09 ± 0.14

1.08 ± 0.22

22:5n3A

0.75 ± 0.19***

0.72 ± 0.17***

0.50 ± 0.13

0.51 ± 0.12

0.50 ± 0.19

24:0A

2.16 ± 0.68**

1.61 ± 0.65

1.73 ± 0.34

1.61 ± 0.29

1.65 ± 0.46

22:6n3 (DHA)A

2.68 ± 0.85***

2.21 ± 0.98**

2.35 ± 0.43**

2.58 ± 0.83**

1.52 ± 0.61

24:1A

2.34 ± 0.77**

1.57 ± 0.78

1.71 ± 0.52

1.91 ± 0.30

1.73 ± 0.51

PUFAA

39.87 ± 3.06***

39.67 ± 3.73**

40.88 ± 3.81**

39.64 ± 3.17*

35.06 ± 3.84

MUFAB

21.24 ± 2.88**

23.66 ± 4.20

22.29 ± 1.91

26.35 ± 2.08

24.79 ± 3.85

SFAA

38.6 ± 3.4

36.49 ± 2.10**

36.12 ± 3.29**

33.69 ± 1.89***

40.22 ± 2.72

omega-3B

3.83 ± 0.97***

3.43 ± 1.22**

3.26 ± 0.47

3.56 ± 0.99*

2.47 ± 0.87

omega-6B

36.03 ± 3.16**

36.24 ± 3.38***

37.62 ± 4.22*

36.08 ± 3.96

32.59 ± 3.72

AA/DHAB

4.84 ± 2.06**

5.71 ± 3.3

3.88 ± 0.11**

4.10 ± 1.17*

6.91 ± 2.45

omega-6/omega-3B

10.16 ± 3.38**

12.21 ± 5.62

11.91 ± 3.31

11.05 ± 4.15

15.03 ± 6.51

  1. In boldP-values: * < 0,05. ** <0,005, *** < 0,0005 vs. CTRL at (A) T-test for samples with normal distribution or (B) Kruskal Wallis test in case of not normal distribution