Table 2.
Baseline dietary intakes of study participants
| Dietary Omega-3 Intake | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Patients | Quartile of Omega-3 intake | P for trend |
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| 1 (0.1<0.8 mg/d) |
2 (0.8-<1.1 mg/d) |
3 (1.1-<1.6 mg/d) |
4 (1.6-3.5 mg/d) |
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| No. | 145 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 35 | |
| Energy intake(kilocalorie/day) | 1657±639 | 1151±352 | 1558±502 | 1700±450 | 2254±687 | 0.002 |
| Total fat intake (g/day) | 64±29 | 39±15 | 58±21 | 66±20 | 92±30 | 0.003 |
| Saturated fat intake (g/day) | 20±11 | 12±5 | 19±9 | 21±9 | 27±13 | 0.003 |
| PUFA intake (g/day) | 13.2±6.7 | 7.3±2.6 | 10.8±0.1 | 13.5±3.7 | 21.5±6.7 | 0.006 |
| Omega-3 intake (g/day) | 1.3±0.7 | 0.6±0.2 | 1.0±0.1 | 1.4±0.2 | 2.3±0.5 | 0.001 |
| Omega-6 intake (g/day) | 11.9±6.0 | 6.7±2.4 | 10.2±2.7 | 12.1±3.7 | 19.1±6.5 | 0.009 |
| Ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 | 9.7±3.1 | 11.7±3.6 | 10.3±2.7 | 8.7±2.6 | 8.3±2.3 | 0.009 |
| MUFA intake(g/day) | 24.3±11.2 | 15.4±6.4 | 22.5±9.2 | 25.1±7.5 | 34.6±12.0 | 0.002 |
| Cholesterol intake(mg/day) | 287±154 | 221±133 | 242±128 | 321±143 | 368±169 | 0.001 |
| Fiber intake(g/day) | 13.1±6.7 | 11.2±5.8 | 12.8±7.3 | 11.6±4.9 | 16.9±7.2 | 0.009 |
| Dietary Omega-6 to Omega-3 Ratio | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartile of Omega-6 to Omega-3 Ratio | P for trend |
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| 1 (1.7-<7.6) |
2 (7.6-<9.3) |
3 (9.3-<11.3) |
4 (11.3-17.4) |
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| No. | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |
| Energy intake(kilocalorie/day) | 1592±525 | 1652±715 | 1710±585 | 1716±714 | 0.5 |
| Total fat intake (g/day) | 58±26 | 65±33 | 67±23 | 68±32 | 0.09 |
| Saturated fat intake (g/day) | 18.0±9.0 | 20.0±12.0 | 20.4±7.9 | 21.9±12.8 | 0.08 |
| PUFA intake (g/day) | 12.0±5.5 | 13.5±7.2 | 14.1±5.4 | 13.8±8.2 | 0.1 |
| Omega-3 intake (g/day) | 2.0±1.6 | 1.4±0.8 | 1.3±0.5 | 1.0±0.6 | 0.001 |
| Omega-6 intake (g/day) | 10.3±4.8 | 12.0±6.4 | 12.7±4.9 | 13.2±7.4 | 0.03 |
| Ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 | 6.0±1.6 | 8.5±0.4 | 10.1±0.5 | 13.6±1.7 | <0.001 |
| MUFA intake(g/day) | 22.2±10.9 | 24.7±12.9 | 25.6±9.6 | 26.0±11.1 | 0.05 |
| Cholesterol intake(mg/day) | 327±112 | 266±161 | 280±159 | 289±179 | 0.1 |
| Fiber intake(g/day) | 12.4±6.7 | 13.2±6.0 | 11.8±5.8 | 14.9±7.9 | 0.3 |
Note: values shown are percentage or mean +/− SD.
PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid