Table 4

Correlation between desaturation index, BMI and AI of WNIN/GR-Ob strain rats

WNIN/GR-Ob

16:1/16:0

Plasma

Liver

RPWAT

EWAT

SWAT

OWAT

BAT

BMI

Correlation coefficient

.796

.685

.821

.827

.760

.921

.766

p value

.002

.020

.004

.003

.011

.000

.010

AI

Correlation coefficient

.862

.618

.733

.855

.806

.617

.891

p value

.000

.043

.016

.002

.005

.077

.001

18:1/18:0

Plasma

Liver

RPWAT

EWAT

SWAT

OWAT

BAT

BMI

Correlation coefficient

.821

.854

.762

.608

.750

.711

.539

p value

.004

.003

.028

.062

.020

.032

.168

AI

Correlation coefficient

.745

.883

.786

.818

.950

.717

.714

p value

.013

.002

.021

.004

.000

.030

.047

Spearman's non-paratmetric correlation analysis of 16:1/16:0 and 18:1/18:0 with BMI & AI. P ≤ 0.05 was considered significant.

Jeyakumar et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2009 6:27   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-6-27