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. 2016 Mar;57(3):499–508. doi: 10.1194/jlr.P065540

TABLE 2.

Correlations of LC-PUFA levels in serum, RBCs, and fat with retina lipidsa

Systemic Lipids Serum RBCs Fat Retinal Lipids
EPA 0.78*** 0.60*** 0.55*** EPA
DHA 0.08 0.29* −0.17 DHA
AA 0.62*** 0.60*** −0.26 AA
Total LC-PUFAs 0.44*** 0.51*** −0.30* Total LC PUFAs
n-3 LC-PUFAsb 0.16 0.26** −0.20 n-3 LC-PUFAs
n-6 LC-PUFAsc 0.50*** 0.37*** 0.39*** n-6 LC-PUFAs
a

P values: *** P < 0.001; ** P < 0.01; * P < 0.05. Values are based on regression analysis.

b

n-3 LC-PUFAs: 18:3n-3, 18:4n-3, 20:4n-3, 20:5n-3, 22:6n-3, 22:5n-3.

c

n-6 VLC-PUFAs: 18:2n-6, 18:3n-6, 20:3n-6, 20:4n-6, 22:4n-6.

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