Table 2 Plasma fatty acids for guinea pigs maintained on control, high-PUFA, or high-SFA diets

C 12:0

Male

0.06 ± 0.01 ^a

0.09 ± 0.00 ^a

2.95 ± 0.68 ^{b #}

Female

0.06 ± 0.02 ^a

0.07 ± 0.02 ^a

1.27 ± 0.36 ^{b #}

C 14:0

Male

0.50 ± 0.05 ^a

0.49 ± 0.04 ^a

5.72 ± 0.48 ^{b #}

Female

0.93 ± 0.08 ^a

0.59 ± 0.04 ^a

4.64 ± 0.61 ^{b #}

C 16:0

Male

14.51 ± 0.60 ^{ab #}

13.17 ± 0.46 ^a

15.58 ± 0.29 ^b

Female

17.12 ± 0.23 ^a#

12.70 ± 0.39 ^b

16.80 ± 0.49 ^a

C 18:0

Male

12.69 ± 0.30 ^{a #}

9.15 ± 0.28 ^{b #}

10.09 ± 0.31 ^b

Female

10.09 ± 0.52 ^{a #}

6.84 ± 0.41 ^{b #}

9.05 ± 0.40 ^a

C 18.1 n-9

Male

14.85 ± 1.44 ^a

11.75 ± 0.46 ^b

12.03 ± 0.23 ^b

Female

15.53 ± 0.46 ^a

12.85 ± 0.70 ^b

12.49 ± 0.59 ^b

C 18:2 n-6

Male

42.91 ± 1.51 ^a

48.81 ± 0.98 ^b

39.95 ± 0.90 ^a

Female

39.77 ± 1.00 ^a

49.13 ± 0.86 ^b

41.73 ± 0.60 ^a

C 18:3 n-3

Male

5.33 ± 0.33 ^a

6.46 ± 0.14 ^{b #}

4.79 ± 0.20 ^a

Female

6.02 ± 0.22 ^a

7.71 ± 0.14 ^{b #}

4.47 ± 0.36 ^c

Total n-9

Male

15.52 ± 1.50 ^a

14.31 ± 0.30 ^ab

12.60 ± 0.29 ^b

Female

16.21 ± 0.47 ^a

15.42 ± 0.46 ^ab

13.13 ± 0.58 ^b

Total n-6

Male

46.38 ± 1.70 ^a

51.22 ± 0.99 ^b

42.47 ± 0.94 ^c

Female

43.09 ± 0.93 ^a

51.41 ± 0.90 ^b

44.62 ± 0.67 ^a

Total n-3

Male

5.77 ± 0.32 ^a

6.82 ± 0.13 ^{b #}

5.14 ± 0.20 ^a

Female

6.64 ± 0.24 ^a

8.12 ± 0.45 ^{b #}

4.95 ± 0.36 ^c

Total SFA

Male

30.70 ± 0.50 ^a

26.28 ± 0.88 ^b

38.13 ± 1.14 ^{c #}

Female

31.67 ± 0.74 ^a

23.74 ± 0.91 ^b

35.31 ± 0.81 ^{c #}

Total MUFA

Male

17.06 ± 1.45 ^a

15.59 ± 0.33 ^ab

14.14 ± 0.32 ^b

Female

18.51 ± 0.50 ^a

16.66 ± 0.49 ^ab

15.03 ± 0.63 ^b

Total PUFA

Male

52.24 ± 1.67 ^a

58.12 ± 0.96 ^b

47.73 ± 0.94 ^c

Female

49.82 ± 1.08 ^a

59.60 ± 0.89 ^b

49.66 ± 0.55 ^a

n-6 : n-3 ratio

Male

8.33 ± 0.72 ^#

7.55 ± 0.24

8.38 ± 0.38

Female

6.55 ± 0.22 ^{a #}

6.57 ± 0.51 ^a

9.59 ± 0.88 ^b