Table 3. Spearman’s correlation coefficient values of the eicosanoids levels between serum and follicular fluid (FF) in the control group and the endometriosis group.
Serum
Control Endometriosis
5-HETE 11-HETE 15-oxo-ETE EPA 15-HETE 5-HETE 11-HETE 15-oxo-ETE EPA 15-HETE
FF 5-HETE 0.630* 0.481* 0.482* 0.182 0.109 0.078 0.031 -0.107 -0.005 0.009
11-HETE 0.392 0.351 0.233 0.246 0.413 0.100 0.001 -0.285 0.269 -0.188
15-oxo-ETE -0.006 0.127 -0.001 -0.041 0.353 -0.023 0.547* 0.160 0.151 0.496*
EPA 0.107 0.185 0.109 -0.008 -0.188 0.208 -0.077 -0.332 0.364 -0.088
15-HETE 0.001 -0.278 0.039 -0.286 0.324 0.036 0.048 -0.193 0.452 -0.121
PGE-2 0.298 -0.048 0.235 0.263 -0.026 0.316 0.058 -0.142 0.004 0.019

Note: Statistically different values (p<0.05) are represented by*. 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (5-HETE). 11-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (11-HETE). 15-oxoeicosatetraenoic acid (15-oxo-ETE). eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HETE). prostaglandin E2 (PGE-2).