Table 5: Correlations between plasma saturated and monounsaturated fatty acid s and studied inflammation markers in Behcet’s disease.

Plamsa FA hsCRP Fibrinogen
Absolute
(µg/ml)
Relative
(%)
Absolute (µg/ml) Relative
(%)
MA (C14:0) -0.111 -0.082 -0.036 -0.052
PAM (C16:0) 0.062 0.147 0.181 0.131
STA (C18:0) 0.185 0.09 0.302** 0.408**
Total SFA 0.188 0.226* 0.110 0.159
POA (C16:1n-7) 0.178 0.261* 0.302* 0.271*
OLA (C18:1n-9) -0.154 -0.081 -0.038 -0.050
Total MUFA -0.157 -0.065 -0.083 -0.025
Elongase 0.276* 0.127 0.380** 0.313**
SCD-16 0.183 0.185 0.217* 0.254*
SCD-18 -0.264* -0.053 -0.174 -0.248*