From: Reproductive performance and gestational effort in relation to dietary fatty acids in guinea pigs
Fatty acid | Control | PUFA | SFA | F-value | P-value |
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C 12:0 | 0.06 ± 0.02a | 0.07 ± 0.02a | 1.27 ± 0.36b | 30.059 | <0.001 |
C 14:0 | 0.93 ± 0.08a | 0.59 ± 0.04a | 4.64 ± 0.61b | 88.240 | <0.001 |
C 16:0 | 17.12 ± 0.23a | 12.70 ± 0.39b | 16.80 ± 0.49a | 40.270 | <0.001 |
C 18:0 | 10.09 ± 0.52a | 6.84 ± 0.41b | 9.05 ± 0.40a | 113.780 | <0.001 |
C 18.1 n9 | 15.53 ± 0.46a | 12.85 ± 0.70b | 12.49 ± 0.59b | 7.901 | 0.002 |
C 18:2 n6 | 39.77 ± 1.00a | 49.13 ± 0.86b | 41.73 ± 0.60a | 34.695 | <0.001 |
C 18:3 n3 | 6.02 ± 0.22a | 7.71 ± 0.14b | 4.47 ± 0.36c | 19.890 | <0.001 |
total n-9 | 16.21 ± 0.47a | 15.42 ± 0.46a | 13.13 ± 0.58b | 9.991 | <0.001 |
total n-6 | 43.09 ± 0.93a | 51.41 ± 0.90b | 44.62 ± 0.67a | 27.577 | <0.001 |
total n-3 | 6.64 ± 0.24a | 8.12 ± 0.45b | 4.95 ± 0.36c | 19.400 | <0.001 |
total SFA | 31.67 ± 0.74a | 23.74 ± 0.91b | 35.31 ± 0.81c | 51.931 | <0.001 |
total MUFA | 18.51 ± 0.50a | 16.66 ± 0.49b | 15.03 ± 0.63b | 10.111 | <0.001 |
total PUFA | 49.82 ± 1.08a | 59.60 ± 0.89b | 49.66 ± 0.55a | 43.030 | <0.001 |
n-6 : n-3 ratio | 6.55 ± 0.22a | 6.57 ± 0.51a | 9.59 ± 0.88b | 9.254 | <0.001 |
P : S ratio | 1.59 ± 0.07a | 2.56 ± 0.13b | 1.42 ± 0.04a | 50.46 | <0.001 |