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. 2017 Aug 29;7(8):e1220. doi: 10.1038/tp.2017.190

Table 3. Odds ratios for mood disorder at 7 years follow-up for erythrocyte membrane phosphatidylethanolamine lipid levels at baseline in patients with mood disorders.

  Unadjusted
Model 1a
Model 2b
  OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value
ω -6 Fatty Acids
 Linolenic acid (18:2n-6) 0.324 (0.111–0.942) 0.038 0.254 (0.078–0.827) 0.023 0.287 (0.086–0.950) 0.041
 r-Linolenic acid (18:3n-6) 1.835 (1.069–3.150) 0.028 1.881 (1.083–3.268) 0.025 1.800 (1.028–3.150) 0.040
 Docosadienoic acid (22:2n-6) 1.856 (1.095–3.145) 0.022 1.810 (1.051–3.117) 0.033 1.776 (1.029–3.065) 0.039
             
ω-3 Fatty Acids
 Eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3) 0.383 (0.185–0.793) 0.010 0.372 (0.178–0.781) 0.009 0.390 (0.172–0.883) 0.024
 Docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3) 0.506 (0.276–0.928) 0.028 0.517 (0.279–0.960) 0.037 0.488 (0.261–0.913) 0.025
             
Sums and ratios
 Sum of ω-3 fatty acids 0.453 (0.236–0.869) 0.017 0.446 (0.228–0.874) 0.019 0.436 (0.200–0.950) 0.037
 ω -6 to ω-3 fatty acids ratio 1.894 (1.075–3.338) 0.027 1.843 (1.035–3.284) 0.038 1.815 (1.024–3.289) 0.041

Abbreviations: PUFAs, polyunsaturated fatty acids.

a

Adjusted for age, sex and smoking at baseline.

b

Adjusted for age, sex, smoking, MADRS score and ω -3 PUFA/placebo group status at baseline.