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TABLE 1

Relative fatty acid content in subcutaneous abdominal and gluteal adipose tissue TGs

	Abdominal fat (% total)	Gluteal fat (% total)	Absolute difference between sites (%)
Myristate	4.0 ± 0.2	3.6 ± 0.2	0.4 ± 0.1^*
Palmitate	24.4 ± 0.5	22.7 ± 0.2	1.7 ± 0.6
Stearate	5.3 ± 0.2	4.2 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.3^*
Oleate	44.3 ± 0.5	45.9 ± 0.8	1.4 ± 0.5
Linoleate	16.3 ± 0.9	15.8 ± 0.7	0.5 ± 0.2
Other fatty acids	5.6 ± 0.3	7.8 ± 0.3	2.2 ± 0.4^*

	Abdominal fat (% total)	Gluteal fat (% total)	Absolute difference between sites (%)
Myristate	4.0 ± 0.2	3.6 ± 0.2	0.4 ± 0.1^*
Palmitate	24.4 ± 0.5	22.7 ± 0.2	1.7 ± 0.6
Stearate	5.3 ± 0.2	4.2 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.3^*
Oleate	44.3 ± 0.5	45.9 ± 0.8	1.4 ± 0.5
Linoleate	16.3 ± 0.9	15.8 ± 0.7	0.5 ± 0.2
Other fatty acids	5.6 ± 0.3	7.8 ± 0.3	2.2 ± 0.4^*

Data are means ± SE.

*

P < 0.05, abdominal vs. gluteal TG fatty acid composition.