Research Article

Serum Paraoxonase 1 Activity Is Associated with Fatty Acid Composition of High Density Lipoprotein

Table 2

Bivariate correlations between serum PON1 activity, PON1/HDL-C ratio, and PON1/apo A-I ratio with fatty acid composition of HDL particles in all participants.

Fatty acids
(percent of total FA)
Serum PON1
activity
valuePON1/HDL-C ratio valuePON1/apo A-I ratio value

SFA0.097NS0.136NS0.109NS
 C14:0 (myristic acid)0.070NS0.1900.0280.123NS
 C16:0 (palmitic acid)0.029NS0.039NS0.037NS
 C18:0 (stearic acid)0.1900.0270.2370.0060.1790.038
 C20:0 (arachidic acid)−0.064NS0.026NS−0.004NS
UFA−0.097NS−0.136NS−0.109NS
MUFA0.112NS0.111NS0.1780.039
 C14:1 (myristoleic acid)−0.024NS0.034NS0.044NS
 C16:1 (palmitoleic acid)0.141NS0.157NS0.1970.022
 C18:1 (oleic acid)0.102NS0.095NS0.164NS
PUFA0.057NS−0.115NS−0.107NS
 C18:3n3 (ALA) −0.108NS−0.070NS−0.069NS
 C20:3n3 (ETE)−0.052NS0.047NS−0.059NS
 C20:5n3 (EPA)−0.043NS0.124NS0.104NS
 C22:6n3 (DHA)−0.037NS0.007NS−0.020NS
 C18:2n6c (LA)−0.100NS−0.106NS−0.133NS
 C20:3n6 (DGLA)0.2600.0020.2570.0030.2780.001
 C20:4n6 (AA)0.038NS−0.075NS−0.010NS

SFA : UFA ratio0.097NS0.136NS0.109NS
SFA : MUFA ratio−0.074NS−0.054NS−0.134NS
SFA : PUFA ratio0.077NS0.133NS0.111NS
Total 3 fatty acids−0.047NS0.022NS−0.010NS
Total 6 fatty acids−0.111NS−0.1980.022−0.1840.033
6 :  3 ratio−0.005NS−0.088NS−0.062NS
AA : EPA ratio−0.036NS−0.148NS−0.107NS
EPA : DHA ratio0.054NS0.067NS0.084NS

ALA: α-linolenic acid, ETE: eicosatrienoic acid, EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid, DHA: docosahexaenoic acid, LA: linoleic acid, DGLA: dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, AA: arachidonic acid, SFA: saturated fatty acids, UFA: unsaturated fatty acids, MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids, NS: not significant.