Table IV.

Adjusted^a Pearson correlation coefficients (r) between dietary fatty acid intake and fatty acid levels in sperm and seminal plasma in men attending a fertility clinic (n = 23).

Fatty acid	Sperm fatty acids	Seminal plasma fatty acids
Total saturated	0.09	0.00
Palmitic	−0.07	−0.04
Stearic	0.18	0.18
Total monounsaturated	−0.04	0.32
Palmitoleic	0.10	−0.24
Oleic	0.04	0.54
Total polyunsaturated	0.05	0.16
Omega-3	0.10	0.26
α-Linolenic	−0.10	−0.25
EPA	−0.12	0.32
DHA	0.10	0.44
Omega-6	0.05	0.26
Linoleic	0.04	0.19
Arachidonic	−0.02	−0.02

EPA, eicosapentanoic acid; DHA, docosahexanoic acid.

For this sample size, all correlation coefficients ≥|0.43| are significant at P < 0.05.

^aAdjusted for age and total energy intake.