Table 3: SFA, MUFA, PUFA n-6 and n-3 percentage values in trained and untrained participants (results are expressed as a percentage of the total fatty acids).

Trained Untrained p value
C12:0 0.31 ±0.35 0.03 ±0.04 0.00
C14:0 0.16 ±0.08 0.43 ±1.02 0.22
C16:0 20.76 ±11.47 18.34 ±0.85 0.33
C18:0 16.19 ±4.46 16.24 ±0.92 0.96
C24:0 6.35 ±2.02 7.01 ±1.67 0.24
C16:1 0.17 ±0.08 0.21 ±0.09 0.13
C18:1:C 12.39 ±39 11.40 ±0.80 0.16
C18:1:T 0.44 ±0.23 0.53 ±0.39 0.33
C24:1 6.85 ±0.73 5.98 ±3.23 0.22
C18:2:6 11.51 ±2.23 10.62 ±1.18 0.11
C18:3:6 0.08 ±0.07 0.12 ±0.23 0.53
C20:3:6 1.80 ±0.62 1.74 ±0.47 0.71
C20:4:6 18.31 ±3.35 18.81 ±0.92 0.51
C18:3:3 0.45 ±0.18 0.47 ±0.04 0.67
C20:5:3 0.88 ±1.21 0.73 ±0.28 0.60
C22:5:3 1.21 ±1.53 1.39 ±0.45 0.59
C22:6:3 3.00 ±3.51 5.08 ±1.44 0.01
SFA 43.78 ±8.95 42.06 ±1.29 0.38
MUFA 18.97 ±3.61 18.98 ±0.87 0.99
PUFA 37.25 ±6.38 38.96 ±1.03 0.22
n-6 PUFA 31.71 ±5.52 31.29 ±1.29 0.06
n-3 PUFA 5.54 ±4.75 7.67 ±1.65 0.73