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Table 2 Comparison of fatty acid composition of erythrocyte membranes between the two groups

From: Association between erythrocyte membrane fatty acids and gut bacteria in obesity-related cognitive dysfunction

Variable

MCI (n = 49)

Non_MCI (n = 55)

P

C10:0%

0.022 ± 0.154

0.000 ± 0.000

0.294

C11:0%

0.880 ± 4.338

0.041 ± 0.302

0.261

C12:0%

0.264 ± 0.823

0.426 ± 0.792

0.164

C13:0%

0.051 ± 0.305

0.365 ± 1.173

0.212

C14:0%

0.183 ± 0.348

0.498 ± 0.884

0.490

C15:0%

0.982 ± 1.595

0.836 ± 2.251

0.028*

C16:0%

27.995 ± 7.838

30.322 ± 5.245

0.112

C17:0%

0.101 ± 0.160

0.053 ± 0.105

0.101

C18:0%

19.019 ± 6.492

20.331 ± 4.834

0.119

C20:0%

0.000 ± 0.000

0.020 ± 0.086

0.096

C21:0%

0.007 ± 0.052

0.000 ± 0.000

0.294

C23:0%

0.025 ± 0.129

0.000 ± 0.000

0.136

C24:0%

0.000 ± 0.000

0.042 ± 0.144

0.017*

SFA%

49.529 ± 9.672

52.935 ± 9.891

0.082

C14:1%

0.025 ± 0.123

0.031 ± 0.231

0.518

C15:1%

0.028 ± 0.194

0.059 ± 0.311

0.618

C16:1%

0.073 ± 0.149

0.070 ± 0.180

0.574

C17:1%

0.004 ± 0.026

0.010 ± 0.041

0.364

C18:1 n-9%

10.769 ± 2.099

10.292 ± 3.855

0.059

C20:1%

0.041 ± 0.180

0.088 ± 0.224

0.107

C24:1%

0.520 ± 1.048

1.787 ± 2.760

0.011*

MUFA%

11.459 ± 2.398

12.337 ± 4.452

0.398

C18:2 n-6%

13.329 ± 2.889

11.939 ± 3.284

0.014*

C18:3 n-6%

0.014 ± 0.095

0.027 ± 0.156

0.618

C20:3 n-6%

1.170 ± 0.700

0.998 ± 0.647

0.173

C20:4 n-6%

19.413 ± 5.407

16.699 ± 5.148

0.009*

n-6 PUFA%

33.925 ± 7.683

29.663 ± 7.506

0.009*

C18:3 n-3%

0.000 ± 0.000

0.094 ± 0.418

0.030*

C20:3 n-3%

0.437 ± 3.059

0.478 ± 3.513

0.956

C20:5 n-3%

0.000 ± 0.000

0.005 ± 0.035

0.341

C22:6 n-3%

4.614 ± 1.297

4.435 ± 1.505

0.245

n-3 PUFA%

5.051 ± 3.703

5.012 ± 3.971

0.348

C20:2%

0.035 ± 0.108

0.053 ± 0.127

0.375

PUFA%

39.011 ± 8.037

34.728 ± 8.166

0.023*

n-6/n-3%

7.682 ± 1.983

6.812 ± 1.796

0.020*

O3I%

0.046 ± 0.013

0.044 ± 0.015

0.249

  1. The data is represented by mean and SD. MCI: obesity with cognitive impairment group; Non_MCI: obese but cognitively normal group. SFA: Saturated fatty acids; MUFA: Monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA: Polyunsaturated fatty acids; TFA: Trans fatty acids; n-6: omega-6 fatty acids; n-3: omega-3 fatty acids; O3I: omega-3 index; *P < 0.05