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Table 3 Independent patient variables affecting fatty acid measurements

From: Systemic confounders affecting serum measurements of omega-3 and -6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in patients with retinal disease

Variable

Fatty acid affected by independent variable

BMI

–

Statin use

18:3 (Ώ-3-PUFA)

Fasting

14:00, 18:2 (Ώ-6-PUFA), α18:3 (Ώ-3-PUFA), 20:2 (Ώ-6-PUFA), 20:4 (Ώ-6-PUFA), total Ώ-6-PUFAs

Age

–

Sex

16:00

  1. Multiple regression analysis for individual fatty acids identified several fatty acids whose serum levels were significantly associated with differences in a patient’s baseline variables. Fasting state was the most signficiant variable, independently affecting various saturated and unsaturated fatty acid measurements. Statin use and patient sex each affected one of the fatty acids investigated. Patient age and body mass index (BMI) were no independent variables of serum fatty acid measurements in our cohort. Affected fatty acids in this table are noted according to the carboxyl reference system
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BMC Ophthalmology

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