Table 4.

Pearson coefficients (r) of correlation between dietary intake of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and the treatment effect (intervention–baseline): changes in fatty acid composition in duodenal lesions (weight %) from patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (n = 38)

Differences (stop–baseline) in duodenal lesions	Dietary intake (% of total fat)
	Sum omega-3 fatty acids	EPA + DHA	Sum omega-6 fatty acids
Myristic acid	−0.48	−0.01	−0.58*
Stearic acid	0.72**	0.22	0.56*
ALA	−0.48	0.20	−0.82**
EPA	0.02	−0.52	0.76**
DHA	−0.03	−0.52	0.70**
Omega-3 fatty acids	−0.35	−0.59*	0.44
Ratio ALA/LA	−0.42	0.17	−0.75**
Ratio AA/LA	0.44	−0.11	0.58*

Only significant results are shown

** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)

* Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)