Table 5 Correlation between stool patterns and plasma and fecal fatty acids
| Â | Structure | n | Unit | Median | Interquartile range | Stool status pattern | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
Plasma | |||||||||
 Lauric acid | C12:0 | 221 | μg/ml | 1.8 | (1.2 to 2.7) | 0.02 |  | −0.05 | −0.05 |
 Myristic acid | C14:0 | 223 | μg/ml | 21.4 | (16.4 to 28.8) | −0.09 |  | 0.03 | − 0.07 |
 Palmitic acid | C16:0 | 223 | μg/ml | 668.7 | (594.6 to 749.7) | −0.07 |  | 0.06 | −0.04 |
 Stearic acid | C18:0 | 223 | μg/ml | 227.3 | (203.3 to 259.3) | −0.07 |  | 0.07 | −0.03 |
 Arachidic acid | C20:0 | 223 | μg/ml | 8.9 | (7.8 to 10.0) | −0.11 |  | − 0.06 | − 0.05 |
 Behenic acid | C22:0 | 223 | μg/ml | 21.7 | (18.9 to 24.9) | 0.00 |  | −0.02 | − 0.03 |
 Lignoceric acid | C24:0 | 223 | μg/ml | 19.4 | (0.8 to 22.8) | 0.03 |  | −0.02 | −0.02 |
 Total saturated fatty acids |  | 223 | μg/ml | 969.9 | (862.4 to 1092.5) | −0.07 |  | 0.06 | −0.04 |
 Oleic acid | C18:1n-9 | 223 | μg/ml | 568.6 | (485.6 to 659.0) | −0.11 |  | 0.10 | −0.01 |
 Eicosenoic acid | C20:1n-9 | 223 | μg/ml | 4.2 | (3.5 to 5.3) | −0.16 | * | 0.06 | 0.00 |
 5,8,11-Eicosatrienoic acid | C20:3n-9 | 217 | μg/ml | 2.4 | (1.5 to 3.2) | −0.05 |  | −0.03 | 0.07 |
 Erucic acid | C22:1n-9 | 48 | μg/ml | 1.2 | (1.1 to 1.3) | −0.04 |  | −0.04 | − 0.12 |
 Nervonic acid | C24:1n-9 | 223 | μg/ml | 36.1 | (1.6 to 42.2) | −0.03 |  | 0.04 | −0.10 |
 Total n-9 fatty acids |  | 223 | μg/ml | 610.7 | (514.5 to 701.9) | −0.12 |  | 0.10 | −0.01 |
 Palmitoleic acid | C16:1n-7 | 223 | μg/ml | 48.7 | (38.1 to 60.7) | −0.10 |  | 0.04 | −0.08 |
 Linoleic acid | C18:2n-6 | 223 | μg/ml | 956.8 | (846.0 to 1111.3) | −0.02 |  | 0.05 | −0.02 |
 γ-linolenic acid | C18:3n-6 | 223 | μg/ml | 8.9 | (5.8 to 12.9) | −0.06 |  | −0.03 | 0.04 |
 Eicosadienoic acid | C20:2n-6 | 223 | μg/ml | 7.2 | (6.1 to 8.4) | −0.10 |  | 0.01 | 0.02 |
 Dihomo-gamm-linolenic acid | C20:3n-6 | 223 | μg/ml | 38.7 | (29.8 to 46.1) | −0.07 |  | −0.05 | 0.05 |
 Arachidonic acid | C20:4n-6 | 223 | μg/ml | 214.8 | (184.5 to 249.7) | 0.03 |  | 0.05 | −0.01 |
 Docosatetraenoic acid | C22:4n-6 | 223 | μg/ml | 4.8 | (3.9 to 5.8) | 0.04 |  | 0.03 | 0.06 |
 Total n-6 fatty acids |  | 223 | μg/ml | 1234.0 | (1104.4 to 1389.5) | −0.01 |  | 0.03 | −0.01 |
 Myristoleic acid | C14:1n-5 | 221 | μg/ml | 1.2 | (0.8 to 1.8) | −0.08 |  | 0.02 | −0.10 |
 α-linoleic acid | C18:3n-3 | 223 | μg/ml | 22.3 | (16.7 to 30.0) | −0.14 | * | 0.03 | −0.08 |
 Eicosapentaenoic acid | C20:5n-3 | 223 | μg/ml | 65.9 | (43.5 to 98.6) | −0.12 |  | − 0.01 | −0.12 |
 Docosapentaenoic acid | C22:5n-3 | 223 | μg/ml | 16.5 | (0.8 to 21.7) | −0.03 |  | 0.02 | −0.05 |
 Docosahexaenoic acid | C22:6n-3 | 223 | μg/ml | 137.4 | (6.4 to 173.7) | −0.04 |  | 0.03 | −0.10 |
 Total n-3 fatty acids |  | 223 | μg/ml | 236.4 | (152.2 to 301.9) | −0.10 |  | 0.03 | −0.11 |
 Mono fatty acids |  | 223 | μg/ml | 660.3 | (560.4 to 756.6) | −0.12 |  | 0.10 | −0.03 |
 Polyunsaturated fatty acid |  | 223 | μg/ml | 1482.0 | (1292.1 to 1667.6) | −0.05 |  | 0.05 | −0.07 |
 n-3/n-6 fatty acids |  | 223 |  | 0.18 | (0.13 to 0.24) | −0.10 |  | − 0.01 | −0.12 |
 Total fatty acids |  | 223 | μg/ml | 3093.9 | (2749.6 to 3512.7) | −0.07 |  | 0.07 | −0.05 |
Fecal | |||||||||
 Formate | C1:0 | 58 | mol/g | 2.66 | (0.83 to 4.59) | 0.17 |  | −0.10 | −0.07 |
 Acetate | C2:0 | 161 | mol/g | 57.41 | (44.66 to 67.12) | −0.06 |  | 0.09 | 0.06 |
 Propionate | C3:0 | 161 | mol/g | 16.40 | (11.59 to 23.96) | −0.30 | ** | 0.15 | 0.00 |
 Lactate | C3:0 | 19 | mol/g | 0.08 | (0.03 to 0.30) | 0.04 |  | −0.08 | 0.44 |
 Isobutyrate | C4:0 | 161 | mol/g | 1.57 | (0.95 to 2.19) | 0.21 | ** | −0.11 | −0.15 |
 Butyrate | C4:0 | 161 | mol/g | 10.30 | (6.59 to 17.52) | −0.07 |  | 0.06 | −0.01 |
 Succinate | C4:0 | 143 | mol/g | 0.18 | (0.09 to 0.34) | −0.21 | ** | 0.05 | 0.09 |
 Isovalerate | C5:0 | 161 | mol/g | 1.01 | (0.57 to 1.50) | 0.27 | ** | −0.12 | −0.14 |
 Valerate (Pentanoate) | C5:0 | 160 | mol/g | 1.36 | (0.66 to 2.06) | 0.15 | * | −0.03 | −0.08 |
 Hexanoate | C6:0 | 161 | mol/g | 0.06 | (0.02 to 0.28) | 0.32 | ** | −0.07 | 0.06 |
 Total SCFA |  | 161 | mol/g | 97.02 | (72.12 to 116.97) | −0.13 |  | 0.11 | 0.03 |