| |
HF patients with low LVEF
|
HF patients with normal LVEF
|
Control subjects
|
p value
|
|---|
|
(n = 25)
|
(n = 23)
|
(n = 21)
| |
|---|
|
TG/W (%)
|
1.72 ± 2.63
|
1.18 ± 1.82
|
1.53 ± 1.78
|
0.68
|
|
FA/W (%)
|
0.93 ± 2.13
|
0.97 ± 1.64
|
1.39 ± 1.67
|
0.66
|
|
UFA/W (%)
|
0.79 ± 1.38*,**
|
0.21 ± 0.28
|
0.14 ± 0.20
|
0.02
|
|
FA/TG (%)
|
0.53 ± 0.41
|
0.68 ± 0.40
|
0.71 ± 0.32
|
0.25
|
|
UFA/TG (%)
|
0.47 ± 0.41
|
0.32 ± 0.40
|
0.29 ± 0.32
|
0.25
|
- Data are expressed as means ± standard deviation. P values are calculated from one-way analysis of variance
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Abbreviations: HF heart failure, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, TG triglyceride; FA fatty acids, UFA unsaturated fatty acids, W water
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*
p < 0.05 vs. controls; **
p < 0.05 vs. HF patients with normal LVEF
