Analytes | IVF patients | Controls | |
---|---|---|---|
Serum | Follicular fluid | Serum | |
Median (IQR) N=42 | Median (IQR) N=42 | Median (IQR) N=18 | |
free carnitine | 28.056 (5.358) | 27.880 (5.878) | 27.416 (5.664) |
Total acyl-carnitine | 9.088 (1.727) | 7.613 (1.887) | 8.193 (1.413) |
Total carnitine | 36.309 (6.382) | 35.895 (7.780) | 36.298 (5.294) |
AC/FC ratio | 0.320 (0.079) | 0.279 (0.049) | 0.294 (0.071) |
Total short-chain acylcarnitines | 7.827 (1.505) | 7.073 (1.760) | 7.055 (1.500) |
Total medium-chain acylcarnitine | 0.688 (0.249) | 0.307 (0.103) # | 0.600 (0.228) |
Total long-chain acylcarnitine | 0.343 (0.069) | 0.140 (0.033) # | 0.338 (0.110) |
Short chain acylcarnitines | |||
C2-carnitine | 7.470 (1.300) | 6.559 (1.740) | 6.504 (1.514) |
C3-carnitine | 0.183 (0.073)* | 0.204 (0.068) # | 0.263 (0.090) |
C4-carnitine | 0.143 (0.058)* | 0.160 (0.073) | 0.180 (0.088) |
C5-carnitine | 0.053 (0.027) | 0.052 (0.013) | 0.050 (0.020) |
C5-OH carnitine | 0.025 (0.012)* | 0.020 (0.007) # | 0.033 (0.014) |
Medium chain acylcarnitines | |||
C6-carnitine | 0.027 (0.010) | 0.020 (0.007) # | 0.027 (0.007) |
C8-carnitine | 0.098 (0.043) | 0.053 (0.024) # | 0.097 (0.0459 |
C8:1-carnitine | 0.037 (0.020) | 0.030 (0.020) | 0.038 (0.016) |
C10-carnitine | 0.215 (0.120) | 0.070 (0.029) # | 0.187 (0.087) |
C10:1-carnitine | 0.154 (0.061) | 0.070 (0.030) # | 0.150 (0.040) |
C12-carnitine | 0.057 (0.023) | 0.020 (0.006) # | 0.050 (0.023) |
C12:1-carnitine | 0.066 (0.021) | 0.020 (0.010) # | 0.063 (0.019) |
Long chain acylcarnitines | |||
C14-carnitine | 0.023 (0.007) | 0.010 (0.003) # | 0.022 (0.011) |
C14:1-carnitine | 0.053 (0.026)* | 0.020 (0.007) # | 0.045 (0.016) |
C16-carnitine | 0.087 (0.029) | 0.040 (0.013) # | 0.092 (0.039) |
C18-carnitine | 0.032 (0.013) | 0.013 (0.007) # | 0.037 (0.010) |
C18:1-carnitine | 0.092 (0.032) | 0.033 (0.013) # | 0.080 (0.032) |
C18:2-carnitine | 0.053 (0.020) | 0.020 (0.007) # | 0.055 (0.027) |
Dicarboxylic acylcarnitines | |||
C4DC-carnitine | 0.030 (0.013) | 0.023 (0.010) # | 0.028 (0.005) |
C5DC-carnitine | 0.086 (0.040) | 0.052 (0.017) # | 0.082 (0.025) |