TABLE 1.
Studies included in the analysis1
| Publication | Date | % LA | Sample date | Site | Notes |
| Hirsch et al. (16) | 1960 | 9.9 | NS | Buttocks | |
| Gellhorn et al. (17) | 1961 | 9.5 | NS | Unspecified SC | |
| Scott et al. (18) | 1962 | 9.5 | NS | Abdominal SC | |
| Hegsted et al. (19) | 1962 | 7.9 | NS | Unspecified SC | |
| Dayton et al. (20) | 1962 | 9 | 1959 | Buttocks | Baseline |
| Lee et al. (21) | 1962 | 12.1, 11.2 | NS | Buttocks | US whites and blacks |
| Lee et al. (22) | 1962 | 11.55 | NS | Buttocks | Nondiabetics |
| Sweeney et al. (23) | 1963 | 10.6 | NS | Perineum SC | Mothers |
| Remenchik et al. (24) | 1963 | 7.56 | NS | Abdominal SC | |
| Christakis et al. (25) | 1965 | 9.7 | NS | Buttocks | Baseline |
| Rabinowitz et al. (26) | 1965 | 8.7 | NS | Abdominal SC | Baseline |
| Dayton et al. (10) | 1966 | 11 | 1961 (estimated) | Buttocks | |
| Insull et al. (27) | 1967 | 9.2 | 1962 | Abdominal SC | |
| Fleischman et al. (28) | 1968 | 11 | NS | Buttocks | Baseline |
| Baker et al. (29) | 1969 | 8.2 | NS | Abdominal SC | Adults |
| Insull et al. (30) | 1969 | 10.21 | 1966 | Abdominal SC | |
| Insull et al. (31) | 1970 | 10.2 | 1962, 1966 | Abdominal SC | US whites and blacks |
| Witting et al. (32) | 1975 | 13 | 1973 | Buttocks | |
| Kokatnur et al. (33) | 1979 | 11.5 | 1969–1971 | Buttocks | |
| Fordyce et al. (34) | 1983 | 13.68 | NS | Posterior iliac crest | US-born Americans |
| Berry et al. (35) | 1986 | 16.3 | 1981–1982 | Buttocks | |
| Hill et al. (36) | 1987 | 15.8 | NS | Breast adipose | Controls |
| Handelman et al. (37) | 1988 | 18.2 | 1986 | Buttocks | |
| Malcom et al. (38) | 1989 | 15.37 | 1986–1987 | Buttocks | |
| Hudgins et al. (39) | 1991 | 16.91 | 1981 | Buttocks | |
| London et al. (40) | 1991 | 17.23 | 1986–1987 | Buttocks | |
| Hunter et al. (41) | 1992 | 19 | 1986–1987 | Buttocks | |
| London et al. (42) | 1993 | 17.72 | 1986–1988 | Buttocks | |
| Phinney et al. (43) | 1994 | 18.72 | NS | Unspecified SC | |
| Godley et al. (44) | 1996 | 17.57 | 1989–1991 | Buttocks | |
| Petrek et al. (45) | 1997 | 16.59 | 1987–1989 | Breast adipose | |
| Garland et al. (46) | 1998 | 18.5 | 1986–1987 | Buttocks | |
| Ullrich et al. (47) | 2001 | 18 | NS | Posterior iliac crest | Controls |
| Bagga et al. (48) | 2002 | 13.9 | 1995–1996 | Breast adipose | Controls |
| Knutsen et al. (49) | 2003 | 20.1 | NS | Buttocks | |
| Ren et al. (50) | 2008 | 23.4 | NS | Calf SC | |
| Yee et al. (51) | 2010 | 18 | 2006–2008 | Breast adipose | Baseline |
1
LA, linoleic acid; NS, not specified; SC, subcutaneous adipose tissue.