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Table 1 Erythrocyte fatty acid concentration (mean and Standard deviation) in cholelithiasis and carcinoma of the gallbladder (figure in parenthesis is range)

From: Erythrocyte membrane fatty acid profile and saturation index in gallbladder carcinogenesis: a case-control study

Fatty acid

Cancer (n = 50)

Gallstones (n = 50)

Test value

respective P value

C 12:0 Lauric Acid

5.0 ± 6.7 (0–18.4)

6.8 ± 7.3 (0–20.4)

t = 1.27 F = 1.62

0.20, 0.21

C 14:0 Myristic Acid

3.5 ± 3.0 (0–10.1)

3.8 ± 3.6 (0–11.1)

t = 0.45 F = 0.21

0.64, 0.65

C 16:0 Palmitic Acid

8.6 ± 5.0 (0–16.4)

9.4 ± 5.8 (0–19.6)

t = 0.77 F = 0.59

0.44, 0.44

C 16:1 Palmitoleic Acid

2.05 ± 2.7 (0–8.4)

3.6 ± 9.0 (0–47.0)

t = 1.22 F = 1.49

0. 22, 0. 22

C 18:0 Stearic Acid

23.6 ± 23.0 (0–76.0)

45.57 ± 24.1 (0–90.8)

t = 4.65 F = 21.6

0. 000, 0. 0000

C 18:1 Oleic Acid

24.2 ± 21.6 (0–92.8)

19.8 ± 14.1 (0–35.2)

t = 1.2 F = 1.4

0. 22, 0. 22

C 20:4 Arachidonic Acid

9.08 ± 16.6 (0–80.0)

24.3 ± 28.2 (0–82.12)

t = 3.2 F = 10.74

0. 001, 0. 0014

Saturation Index

0.08 ± 1.2 (0–4.4)

2.0 ± 1.8 (0–8.5)

t = 3.45 F = 11.9

0. 001, 0. 0009

  1. F = one-way Anova value; t = student 't' test value; p = probability value.