Table 2 Correlations of FA proportion and age in normal weight children

From: Reference values of whole-blood fatty acids by age and sex from European children aged 3–8 years

FA

Girls (n=523)

Boys (n=536)

 

r

P-value

r

P-value

C16:0

−0.026

0.547

−0.129

0.003

C18:0

0.120

0.006

0.089

0.039

C24:0

0.063

0.148

0.132

0.002

C18:1n-9

−0.264

<0.001

−0.186

<0.001

C20:1n-9

−0.141

0.001

−0.099

0.022

C20:3n-9

−0.144

<0.001

−0.092

0.034

C18:2n-6

0.246

<0.001

0.171

<0.001

C22:5n-3

−0.126

0.004

−0.025

0.567

Sum MUFA

−0.259

<0.001

−0.179

<0.001

Sum n-6 PUFA

0.210

<0.001

0.200

<0.001

Sum PUFA

0.178

<0.001

0.167

<0.001

  1. Abbreviations: FA, fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; r, Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
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