| 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).