Table 4 The concentrations, AUC, OR and statistical tests of maternal serum fatty acids between SCH and normal pregnancies in the third trimester.

From: Five serum fatty acids are associated with subclinical hypothyroidism in a Chinese pregnant population

Fatty acids

Fatty acids concentrations (mg/L)

AUC

OR (95%CI)

P value

Normal (n = 222)

SCH (n = 18)

Arachidic acid

7.37 ± 2.03

8.20 ± 1.79

0.64

1.19 (0.96,1.47)

0.10

Arachidonic acid

180.20 ± 52.59

189.09 ± 51.28

0.46

1.00 (0.99,1.01)

0.49

Docosahexaenoic acid

89.92 ± 28.57

103.73 ± 32.45

0.64

1.01 (1.00,1.03)

0.06

Docosanoic acid

17.27 ± 4.77

18.83 ± 5.92

0.57

1.06 (0.97,1.16)

0.19

Docosapentenoic acid

12.72 ± 4.70

13.89 ± 5.35

0.56

1.05 (0.95,1.15)

0.32

Docosatetraenoic acid

7.53 ± 2.39

7.96 ± 3.11

0.53

1.07 (0.88,1.27)

0.47

Eicosadienoic acid

13.05 ± 3.71

15.48 ± 5.34

0.64

1.15 (1.03,1.28)

0.01*

Eicosapentaenoic acid

13.17 ± 9.37

15.60 ± 10.57

0.59

1.02 (0.97,1.06)

0.30

Eicosatrienoic acid

101.58 ± 36.18

116.28 ± 45.63

0.58

1.01 (1.00,1.02)

0.11

Eicosenoic acid

8.06 ± 4.18

10.06 ± 4.03

0.67

1.08 (0.98,1.17)

0.08

Hexadecanoic acid

622.33 ± 139.05

661.60 ± 150.11

0.60

1.00 (1.00,1.01)

0.25

Hexadecenoic acid

39.69 ± 18.71

43.36 ± 20.89

0.56

1.01 (0.98,1.03)

0.43

Lignoceric acid

12.31 ± 4.05

12.57 ± 4.77

0.50

1.02 (0.90,1.13)

0.79

Linoleic acid

854.95 ± 173.94

933.57 ± 237.68

0.61

1.00 (1.00,1.01)

0.08

Octadecanoic acid

172.86 ± 33.15

194.13 ± 40.54

0.68

1.02 (1.00,1.03)

0.01*

Octadecenoic acid

489.96 ± 108.26

544.08 ± 137.12

0.61

1.00 (1.00,1.01)

0.05

Tetracosenoic acid

43.98 ± 17.17

48.20 ± 15.01

0.59

1.01 (0.99,1.04)

0.31

Tetradecanoic acid

25.52 ± 11.96

24.57 ± 11.16

0.52

0.99 (0.95,1.03)

0.74

α-Linolenic acid

45.39 ± 22.07

49.81 ± 20.76

0.57

1.01 (0.99,1.03)

0.41

γ-Linolenic acid

9.68 ± 5.90

10.90 ± 9.40

0.52

1.03 (0.95,1.10)

0.43

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD, *p < 0.05. Abbreviation: SCH, subclinical hypothyroidism; AUC, area under the curve; OR, odds ratios; CI, confidence intervals.