Table 5.

Significant Pearson correlations (i.e. coefficient greater than 0.5 derived from the principal components analysis) between traits of growth,performance or metabolism and the percentage content of polar fatty acids in ventricular muscle

SGRCFUcritmaxincIMRAMRAS
16:0 0.73
18:1n-9 0.71 0.53 0.61 0.67 0.62
18:2n-6 −0.56 0.66 0.60 0.67 0.67 0.70
20:5n-3 0.51 −0.69 −0.52 −0.70 −0.64
22:5n-3 −0.59 −0.55 −0.59 −0.52
22:6n-3 −0.57
SFA 0.78
MUFA 0.60 0.55
PUFA −0.73
n-3/n-6 0.63 −0.69 −0.59 −0.66 −0.68 −0.66
SGRCFUcritmaxincIMRAMRAS
16:0 0.73
18:1n-9 0.71 0.53 0.61 0.67 0.62
18:2n-6 −0.56 0.66 0.60 0.67 0.67 0.70
20:5n-3 0.51 −0.69 −0.52 −0.70 −0.64
22:5n-3 −0.59 −0.55 −0.59 −0.52
22:6n-3 −0.57
SFA 0.78
MUFA 0.60 0.55
PUFA −0.73
n-3/n-6 0.63 −0.69 −0.59 −0.66 −0.68 −0.66

SGR, specific growth rate; CF, condition factor; Ucrit,critical swimming speed; Q̇max,maximum cardiac output; Q̇inc,increase in Q̇ during exercise; IMR, immobile metabolic rate; AMR, active metabolic rate; AS, aerobic scope; SFA, saturated FA; MUFA, monounsaturated FA; PUFA, polyunsaturated FA; n-3/n-6, ratio of total n-3 to n-6 PUFA.

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