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. 2019 Apr 11;11(4):817. doi: 10.3390/nu11040817

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The relationship between total long-chain (LC) omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFAs) percentage (%) present in erythrocytes, measured using dried blood spot (DBS) biomarkers, and the dietary LC omega-3 EFA intake estimated using the Dietary Questionnaire for Epidemiology Studies (DQES) v3.2 for (A) total LC omega-3 EFAs, (B) eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), (C) docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), and (D) docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Correlation coefficients are calculated using the Spearman’s correlation coefficients (r_s).