Table 4. The correlation coefficient between fatty acid composition

C14:0 C16:0 C16:1 C17:1 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 C20:4 SFA MUFA
C16:0 0.38*
C16:1 0.14 −0.05
C17:1 −0.42* −0.63* 0.17
C18:0 0.00 0.85* −0.27 −0.32*
C18:1 −0.13 −0.19 0.19 −0.47* −0.40*
C18:2 −0.05 −0.79 −0.10 0.56* −0.73* −0.20
C18:3 −0.57* −0.47* −0.36* 0.17 −0.21 0.33* 0.04
C20:4 −0.16 −0.71* −0.02 0.84* −0.47* −0.43* 0.66* 0.21
SFA 0.24 0.96* −0.10 −0.44* 0.95* −0.37* −0.77* −0.41* −0.56*
MUFA −0.17 −0.31 0.43* −0.26 −0.51* 0.96* −0.13 0.28 −0.29 −0.47*
PUFA −0.15 −0.86* −0.12 0.69* −0.72* −0.24* 0.97* 0.20 0.82* −0.80* −0.15
p < 0.05 (represent significant correlations).
SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid.