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Table 5.

Regression analyses explaining variance in immune function response, n=89

Dependent Variable	Independent variables	F	P
T-cell proliferation with PHA concentration of .5 µg/ml	8296 + 113969 [DHA diet] – 72749 [EPA + DHA diet] + 4 [fat] - .14 [vitamin A total]; R = .763; R² = .582	27	.028
T-cell proliferation with PHA concentration of 1.0 µg/ml	12183 + 20921 [DHA diet] + 20 [saturated fat kcal]; R = .566; R² = .320	20	.038
T-cell proliferation with PHA concentration of 2.0 µg/ml	33246 + 170124 [selenium] – 11761 [protein g/kg] + 11638 [DHA]; R = .475, R² = .225	8	.043
T-cell proliferation with PHA concentration of 4.0 µg/ml	54593 + 230093 [selenium] – 18099 [protein g/kg]; R = .368; R² = .135	7	.016
T-cell proliferation with PHA concentration of 8.0 µg/ml	48195 + 84 [carbohydrate] – 8 [vitamin A RE diet]; R = .307; R² = .094	4	.038

PHA= Polyclonal mitogen phytohemmagluttin

EPA = Eicosahexaenoic acid

DHA = Docosahexaenoic acid

Vitamin A RE = Retinol equivalents