Table 3.
Dietary EPA + DHA and POP intake by three categories of fish consumption.
| Variables | <5 g/day | 5–10 g/day | >10 g/day | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI |
| Male | ||||||
| n | 225 | 86 | 222 | |||
| Total fish intake (g/day) | 1.28 | 0.93–1.64 | 7.11 | 6.58–7.63 | 62.19 | 41.48–82.89 |
| EPA + DHA (mg/day) | 22.04 | 12.50–31.59 | 119.87 | 90.14–149.60 | 935.09 | 636.61–1235.36 |
| DDE (ng/kg/day) | 0.08 | 0.04–0.12 | 0.31 | 0.13–0.50 | 3.19 | 1.60–4.76 |
| PCBs (ng/kg/day) | 0.37 | 0.25–0.49 | 1.41 | 0.69–2.12 | 11.28 | 7.20–15.37 |
| Female | ||||||
| n | 573 | 113 | 207 | |||
| Total fish intake (g/day) | 0.97 | 0.83–1.11 | 6.94 | 6.78–7.09 | 39.21 | 27.49–50.93 |
| EPA + DHA (mg/day) | 14.65 | 12.00–17.31 | 115.24 | 100.57–129.90 | 550.63 | 398.00–703.28 |
| DDE (ng/kg/day) | 0.06 | 0.04–0.09 | 0.5 | 0.26–0.65 | 3.61 | 1.39–5.84 |
| PCBs (ng/kg/day) | 0.249 | 0.17–0.32 | 1.723 | 1.05–2.39 | 9.86 | 4.47–15.24 |
| Manitoba | ||||||
| Male | ||||||
| n | 104 | 32 | 93 | |||
| Total fish intake (g/day) | 1.61 | 0.66–2.57 | 6.9 | 6.29–7.50 | 34.4 | 19.74–49.07 |
| EPA + DHA (mg/day) | 6.27 | 2.58–9.97 | 28.6 | 21.45–35.74 | 195.4 | 72.73–318.07 |
| DDE (ng/kg/day) | 0.012 | 0.001–0.02 | 0.02 | 0.003–0.71 | 0.63 | 0.07–1.21 |
| PCBs (ng/kg/day) | 0.012 | 0.002–0.03 | 0.02 | 0.005–0.09 | 0.45 | 0.09–0.81 |
| Female | ||||||
| n | 346 | 55 | 76 | |||
| Total fish intake (g/day) | 1.31 | 1.08–1.54 | 7.02 | 6.75–7.29 | 30.85 | 26.92–34.78 |
| EPA + DHA (mg/day) | 5.22 | 4.00–6.44 | 31.71 | 27.65–35.76 | 183.12 | 144.41–221.85 |
| DDE (ng/kg/day) | 0.004 | 0.001–0.007 | 0.06 | 0.03–0.09 | 0.34 | 0.26–0.41 |
| PCBs (ng/kg/day) | 0.003 | 0.0004–0.006 | 0.07 | 0.003–0.14 | 0.26 | 0.17–0.35 |
EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid; DDE: dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene; PCBs: polychlorinated biphenyls; weighted estimates.