Plasma fatty acids and primary open-angle glaucoma in the elderly: the Montrachet population-based study

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 3 Mean percentages of fatty acids between primary open-angle glaucomatous participants and participants without neuropathy

Chemical structure	Common name	Total	Participants without neuropathy	Participants with Primary open-angle glaucoma	P
Omega 6
C18:2 n-6	Linoleic acid (LA)	25.03 ± 3.87	25.04 ± 3.89	24.95 ± 3.68	0.854
C18:3 n-6	Gamma linoleic acid (GLA)	0.45 ± 0.17	0.46 ± 0.17	0.43 ± 0.15	0.225
C20:3 n-6	Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid (DGLA)	1.53 ± 0.32	1.53 ± 0.32	1.55 ± 0.31	0.605
C20:4 n-6	Arachidonic acid (AA)	7.46 ± 1.48	7.45 ± 1.47	7.54 ± 1.53	0.624
C22:4 n-6	Docosatetraenoic Acid (DTA)	0.26 ± 0.07	0.25 ± 0.07	0.27 ± 0.10	0.164
C22:5 n-6	Docosapentaenoic n-6 (DPA)	0.17 ± 0.05	0.17 ± 0.05	0.18 ± 0.06	0.148
Omega 3
C18:3 n-3	Alpha linoleic acid (ALA)	0.63 ± 0.21	0.63 ± 0.21	0.68 ± 0.25	0.065
C20:5 n-3	Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)	1.29 ± 0.62	1.30 ± 0.64	1.13 ± 0.34	0.032
C22:5 n-3	Docosapentaenoic n-3 (DPA)	0.59 ± 0.13	0.59 ± 0.13	0.59 ± 0.14	0.957
C22:6 n-3	Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)	2.22 ± 0.65	2.23 ± 0.66	2.15 ± 0.51	0.366
Sum
Omega 6		35.15 ± 4.03	35.14 ± 4.08	35.22 ± 3.42	0.869
Omega 3		4.74 ± 1.30	4.76 ± 1.33	4.56 ± 0.87	0.243
Polyunsaturated fatty acids		40.36 ± 4.18	40.37 ± 4.23	40.31 ± 3.63	0.916
Ratios
LA/ALA		43.43 ± 14.67	43.73 ± 14.92	40.12 ± 11.14	0.052
Sum Omega 6 / Omega 3		7.90 ± 2.11	7.89 ± 2.15	7.97 ± 1.56	0.775

P value was calculated between controls and primary open-angle glaucomatous participants
The results are expressed as mean (± standard deviation) of total fatty acids

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