Table 1.
Spearman correlation coefficients between whole blood levels of long chain n-3 fatty acids and intakes of fish and n-3 fatty acids from seafood (N = 436).
| Seafood n-3 fatty acid intake |
Total fish intake | Canned tuna intake |
Dark meat fish intake |
Other fish intake | Shrimp, lobster or scallop intake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood EPA 1 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.05 |
| Blood DHA 2 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.11 |
| Blood EPA+DHA | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.10 |
1
EPA = eicosapentaenoic acid
2
DHA = docosahexaenoic acid