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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 6.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Nutr. 2013 Sep 24;111(4):679–689. doi: 10.1017/S0007114513002985

Table 1. Sex differences in macronutrient intake from 4-day un-weighed food diary at baseline and change with 12-months EPA+DHA intervention.

Baseline1 Change2
Female Male P 3 Female Male P 4
n 101 92 73 76
Protein 15.66 (2.65) 16.10 (3.28) 0.49 0.37 (3.46) −0.12 (3.75) 0.59
Carbohydrate 49.14 (7.14) 46.73 (8.48) 0.04 −0.91 (9.34) 1.81 (12.14) 0.18
Total Fat 33.48 (5.70) 34.69 (5.81) 0.19 0.29 (10.73) −0.22 (10.74) 0.80
Total SFA 12.65 (3.06) 12.94 (3.20) 0.49 −0.09 (4.88) −0.43 (4.94) 0.57
Total MUFA 10.97 (2.16) 11.86 (2.27) 0.01 0.42 (3.80) −0.16 (3.69) 0.44
Total PUFA 5.92 (2.04) 5.77 (1.66) 0.49 0.05 (2.51) 0.32 (2.66) 0.38
Total n-6 PUFA 5.27 (1.91) 5.10 (1.56) 0.41 0.02 (0.27) 0.02 (0.30) 0.35
Total n-3 PUFA 0.75 (0.25) 0.75 (0.26) 0.94 0.03 (2.38) 0.31 (2.57) 0.95
1

Data are mean (SD) expressed as a percentage of total dietary energy per day.

2

Data are mean (SD) in change (12-months – baseline) expressed as a percentage of total dietary energy per day.

3

Analysis is baseline regressed on male vs. female, adjusted for BMI.

4

Analysis is change regressed on male vs. female, adjusted for treatment group, compliance and BMI.