Changes of the Fatty Acid Profile in Erythrocyte Membranes of Patients following 6-Month Dietary Intervention Aimed at the Regression of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Table 4

The differences in the fatty acid profile before and after the dietary intervention.

Fatty acid []	Before diet		After diet		p. value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
C10:0 capric acid	2.05	3.13	2.37	0.72	NS
C14:0 myristic acid	2.18	2.15	2.35	0.99	NS
C14:1 myristoleic acid	0.75	0.72	1.38	5.30	NS
C15:0 pentadecanoate acid	0.29	0.32	0.27	0.24	NS
C16:0 palmitic acid	35.81	11.22	34.98	11.17	p<0.055
C16:1 palmitoleic acid	1.04	0.69	0.60	0.63	p<0.05
C17:0 heptadecanoic acid	0.49	0.32	1.63	5.51	NS
C17:1 heptadecanoic acid	0.54	0.64	0.58	0.63	NS
C18:0 stearic acid	30.53	10.28	28.90	9.86	p<0.05
C18:1 n9 oleic acid	7.22	6.63	5.95	5.13	p<0,05
C18:1 n7 vaccenic acid	0.71	0.62	0.59	0.56	NS
C18:2 n6 linoleic acid (LA)	4.98	3.50	4.27	3.67	p<0.05
C18:3 n6 γ- linolenic acid (GLA)	0.22	0.31	0.32	0.59	NS
C18:3 n3 α- linolenic acid (ALA)	0.70	0.98	0.96	0.76	NS
C20:0 arachidic acid	0.35	0.37	0.49	0.70	NS
C20:1 eicosanoic acid	0.35	0.27	0.41	0.38	NS
C20:3 n6 eicosatrienoic acid	0.94	0.64	0.91	0.72	NS
C20:4 n6 arachidonic acid (AA)	6.22	6.67	5.10	5.77	p<0.05
C20:5 n3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)	0.57	0.53	0.77	0.68	p<0.055
C23:0 tricosanoic acid	0.27	0.51	0.25	0.50	NS
C22:4 n6 docosatetraenoic acid	1.14	1.22	1.52	1.22	NS
C22:5 n3 docosapentaenoic acid	1.20	1.21	1.94	1.36	NS
C22:6 n3 docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)	1.34	2.35	3.34	2.36	p<0.05