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Table 1.

Regression analysis of membrane n-3 LCPUFA content versus lymphocyte subpopulation^anumbers and cytokine production

	EPA		DHA		n-3 LCPUFA^c

	r^b	p value^b	r	p value	r	p value
CD3⁺	-0.32	0.07	-0.06	0.74	-0.20	0.27
CD4⁺	-0.34	0.06	-0.04	0.84	-0.19	0.28
CD8⁺	-0.17	0.36	-0.07	0.70	-0.12	0.50
CD4⁺:CD8⁺	0.14	0.45	0.01	0.94	0.06	0.73
CD16⁺CD56⁺	-0.39^d	0.025	-0.37	0.033	-0.38	0.029
CD19⁺	-0.13	0.47	-0.11	0.56	-0.12	0.50
IFNγ	0.17	0.43	0.13	0.56	0.16	0.50
IL-2	0.23	0.30	0.23	0.30	0.26	0.24
LT	0.43	0.046	0.18	0.44	0.27	0.22
Lymphocytes	-0.45	0.009	-0.21	0.25	-0.28	0.11
Neutrophils	-0.24	0.18	-0.31	0.065	-0.31	0.078
Monocytes	0.06	0.80	0.41	0.11	0.28	0.27
Total leukocytes	-0.33	0.06	-0.32	0.07	-0.34	0.06

^aCD3⁺, all circulating T cells; CD4⁺, all T helper cells; CD8⁺, all cytotoxic T cells; CD19⁺, all B lymphocytes; CD16⁺CD56⁺, all NK cells; IFNγ, interferon-gamma; IL-2, interleukin 2; LT, lymphotoxin. ^bThe correlation coefficient r value; the p value shows the significance (p < 0.05) (ANOVA) of the obtained r value. ^cn-3 LCPUFA refers to the sum of docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). ^dBoldfaced text shows results with r value of p < 0.05.