Table 2.
Unadjusted baseline fatty acid composition, Minneapolis Field Center, ARIC Study, 1987-89.
| Men and Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CE fraction |
PL fraction |
|||
| Mean, % | SD | Mean, % | SD | |
| Saturated fatty acids | 11.64 | 0.97 | 40.63 | 1.39 |
| Myristic (14:0) | 0.56 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.08 |
| Pentadecanoic (15:0) | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.04 |
| Palmitic (16:0) | 10.02 | 0.81 | 25.41 | 1.64 |
| Margaric (17:0) | 6.47 | 1.87 | 8.92 | 2.80 |
| Stearic (18:0) | 0.89 | 0.21 | 13.27 | 1.19 |
| Monounsaturated fatty acids | 18.60 | 3.02 | 9.96 | 1.27 |
| Palmitoleic (16:1,ω7) | 2.56 | 1.24 | 0.64 | 0.18 |
| Oleic (18:1,ω9) | 15.95 | 2.07 | 8.59 | 1.17 |
| ω-6 Polyunsaturated fatty acids | 64.24 | 4.01 | 38.19 | 1.84 |
| Linoleic (18:2,ω6) | 54.17 | 4.84 | 21.99 | 2.69 |
| γ-Linolenic (18:3,ω6) | 1.02 | 0.37 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
| Dihomo γ-linolenic (20:3,ω6) | 0.76 | 0.17 | 3.33 | 0.77 |
| Arachidonic (20:4,ω6) | 8.23 | 1.69 | 11.45 | 1.96 |
| ω-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids | 1.41 | 0.42 | 4.43 | 1.11 |
| α-linolenic (18:3,ω3) | 0.41 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.05 |
| Long chain ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids | 1.00 | 0.39 | 4.28 | 1.11 |
| Eicosapentaenoic (20:5,ω3) | 0.55 | 0.28 | 0.56 | 0.30 |
| Docosahexaenoic (22:6,ω3) | 0.44 | 0.16 | 2.81 | 0.89 |