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Table 1 Main classes of lipids [μmol/L] in serum of one-week goat kids depending on the type of rearing

From: Profile of serum lipid metabolites of one-week-old goat kids depending on the type of rearing

Class of lipids [μmol/L]

Kids weaned immediately after birth (n = 22)

Kids left with mothers (n = 30)

Mixed-effect ANCOVA

Median (IQR)

Range

Median (IQR)

Range

Type of rearing effect (p-value with Holm-Bonferroni correction)

Mother effect

(p-value)

Free fatty acidsa

419 (342–528)

271–714

566 (390–702)

272–1402

0.762

0.627

Acylcarnitines

16.4 (14.8–20.1)

10.3–26.7

24.3 (17.0–45.3)

12.2–92.2

0.222

0.020

Cholesterol estersb

1160 (1049–1492)

409–2703

1516 (1303–1910)

877–2256

0.396

0.062

Lysophosphatidylcholines (choline lyso-lecithins)

333 (246–385)

170–427

434 (290–515)

162–837

0.928

0.616

Diacyl-phosphatidylcholines (choline lecithins)

846 (708–1025)

551–1248

1003 (851–1112)

612–1351

0.064

0.053

Acyl-alkyl-phosphatidylcholines (choline plasmalogens)

122 (102–141)

71–177

154 (126–170)

82–236

0.001

0.001

Sphingomyelins

77 (68–83)

52–109

87 (80–99)

53–128

0.580

0.338

Ceramides

2.5 (1.8–2.9)

1.4–5.3

3.9 (2.9–5.1)

1.9–8.4

0.002

0.136

Glycosphingolipids

3.9 (3.3–4.4)

2.7–5.2

4.2 (3.8–4.8)

2.8–6.3

0.238

0.051

Simple lipidsc

429 (303–612)

170–1518

662 (413–1081)

226–2214

0.566

0.261

  1. a to convert into mg/dL multiply by 0.0283
  2. b to convert into mg/dL multiply by 0.0386
  3. c to convert into mg/dL multiply by 0.0885