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Published in final edited form as: Eur J Nutr. 2012 Aug 23;52(3):1251–1260. doi: 10.1007/s00394-012-0436-z

Table 2.

Individual fatty acid intake (grams) by case–control status

	Cases (N = 556)	Controls (N = 533)	P value^a
Total n-6 fatty acids	12.67 (6.62)	12.09 (6.56)	0.105
Linoleic, 18:2	12.56 (6.58)	11.97 (6.52)	0.102
Arachidonic, 20:4	0.12 (0.07)	0.12 (0.08)	0.906
Total n-3 fatty acids	1.57 (0.81)	1.55 (0.81)	0.790
Linolenic, 18:3	1.36 (0.72)	1.30 (0.68)	0.075
Eicosapentaenoic, 20:5	0.06 (0.06)	0.07 (0.10)	0.022
Docosapentaenoic, 22:5	0.02 (0.02)	0.03 (0.04)	0.022
Docosahexaenoic, 22:6	0.12 (0.15)	0.15 (0.24)	0.005

Table values are mean (SD)

^a

P values calculated using the Wilcoxon rank sum test