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However, their interaction and distinct roles in infertility versus RSA remain poorly understood.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective study included 388 women (64 controls, 135 infertility cases, 189 RSA cases). FA profiles were measured from dried blood spots by gas chromatography. Candidate FAs were identified by FDR\u2212corrected univariate analyses and refined by random forest. Core FAs were defined as the intersection of significant FAs and random forest\u2013important variables. Associations between core FAs and aPL positivity were assessed by logistic regression. Mediation analysis used structural equation modeling.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      An elevated omega\u22126\/omega\u22123 ratio and lower DPAn3 were seen in both infertility and RSA. Infertility also showed a broader decline in omega\u22123\u2212related FAs (omega\u22123, EPA, DHA; all\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.05), while RSA featured higher behenic acid (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.023). The omega\u22126\/omega\u22123 ratio was positively associated with aPL positivity in both groups (infertility: adjusted OR\u00a0=\u00a03.51, 95% CI 2.24 \u2013 5.91,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.001; RSA: OR\u00a0=\u00a04.87, 95% CI 3.15 \u2013 8.05,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.001); DPAn3 was inversely associated with aPL positivity in both groups (infertility:\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.05; RSA: adjusted OR\u00a0=\u00a00.33, 95% CI 0.18 \u2013 0.53,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.001). In mediation analysis, aPL positivity partially mediated the relationship between the omega\u22126\/omega\u22123 ratio (indirect effect 0.110, 30.7% mediated,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.045) and DPAn3 (indirect effect 0.080, 40.1% mediated,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.022) with RSA, but not with infertility.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Infertility and RSA exhibit overlapping yet distinct FA profiles. aPL positivity partially mediates the associations of the omega\u22126\/omega\u22123 ratio and DPAn3 with RSA, but not with infertility. 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