Table 6

PCA Loading values for models on PE (41.77% total X-Variance) and PS (37.94% total X-Variance, PC1/28.63% total X-Variance, PC2) data.

Fatty acids

PE Data

PS Data

X-Loading (PC1)

Group

X-Loading (PC1)

X-Loading (PC2)

Group

C14:0

0.18

n-3 LC-PUFA

0.28

0.10

ALA

C16:0

-0.16

ALA

0.16

0.09

ALA

C17:0

0.10

n-3 LC-PUFA

0.23

0.25

C18:0

-0.32

ALA

-0.14

0.26

n-3 LC-PUFA

C20:0

0.28

n-3 LC-PUFA

0.26

0.02

ALA

C22:0

0.06

n-3 LC-PUFA

0.19

-0.22

C24:0

0.24

n-3 LC-PUFA

0.29

0.10

C16:1

0.06

n-3 LC-PUFA

0.04

0.34

n-3 LC-PUFA

C18:1

-0.24

ALA

0.18

0.23

C20:1

-0.04

ALA

0.32

-0.15

ALA

C18:2 n-6

0.21

n-3 LC-PUFA

0.00

0.31

n-3 LC-PUFA

C20:2 n-6

-0.03

ALA

0.17

0.33

C20:3 n-6

0.33

n-3 LC-PUFA

0.07

0.11

C20:4 n-6

-0.32

ALA

0.17

-0.26

ALA

C22:4 n-6

-0.07

ALA

0.04

-0.36

C22:5n-6

-0.33

ALA

0.27

-0.24

ALA

C18:3 n-3

0.02

n-3 LC-PUFA

-0.10

0.34

n-3 LC-PUFA

C20:5 n-3

-0.03

ALA

0.32

0.04

ALA

C22:5n-3

0.31

n-3 LC-PUFA

0.29

0.11

ALA

C22:6 n-3

0.33

n-3 LC-PUFA

-0.32

-0.02

n-3 LC-PUFA

DMA

0.24

n-3 LC-PUFA

0.25

-0.08

ALA

Destaillats et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2010 7:2   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-7-2