Table 2 Correlation between erythrocyte fatty acid levels, age and sex in cholelithiasis and gallbladder carcinoma (figure in parenthesis is probability)
| Â | Age | Sex | Lauric acid | Myristic acid | Palmitic A | Palmitoleic A | Stearic A | Oleic A | Arachidonic A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | C12:0 | C14:0 | C16:0 | C16:1 | C18:0 | C18:1 | C20:4 |
Age | 1.0 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sex | -0.255* (0.01) | 1.0 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
C 12:0 | -0.239 (0.01)* | 0.064 (0.52) | 1.0 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
C 14:0 | -0.039 (0.7) | -0.09 (0.37) | -0.028 (0.77) | 1.0 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
C 16:0 | 0.04 (0.69) | 0.063 (0.53) | -0.143 (0.15) | 0.437 (0.000)* | 1.0 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
C 16:1 | 0.094 (0.35) | 0.03 (0.74) | -0.117 (0.246) | -0.18 (0.07) | -0.017 (0.86) | 1.0 | Â | Â | Â |
C 18:0 | -0.10 (0.32) | 0.05 (0.60) | 0.27 (0.007)* | -0.08 (0.42) | 0.117 (0.24) | -0.225 (0.025)* | 1.0 | Â | Â |
C 18:1 | -0.22 (0.82) | 0.026 (0.79) | -0.11 (0.274) | -0.08 (0.42) | -0.182 (0.07) | 0.011 (0.91) | -0.269 (0.007)* | 1.0 | Â |
C 20:4 | -0.256 (0.01)* | 0.085 (0.40) | -0.08 (0.41) | 0.087 (0.38) | 0.127 (0.207) | 0.081 (0.42) | 0.005 (0.95) | 0.069 (0.49) | 1.0 |