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. 2002 Feb 23;324(7335):447. doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7335.447

Table 3.

Occurrences of potential confounders according to quantified daily intake of long chain n-3 fatty acids. Values are percentages (numbers)

Group* Smoker High school Primiparous Single <50 kg <1.6 m Teenager
QUANT0 40.7 (112/275) 34.2 (92/269) 58.5 (165/282) 7.6 (21/276) 6.5 (18/275) 10.1(27/268) 6.7 (19/282)
QUANT1 30.2 (508/1683) 44.1 (736/1669) 59.3 (1022/1723) 5.8 (98/1697) 5.2 (88/1700) 7.7 (131/1695) 1.9 (32/1723)
QUANT2 23.0 (363/1576) 56.2 (876/1560) 56.4 (912/1618) 4.9 (78/1593) 4.7 (75/1590) 6.2 (99/1604) 1.2 (19/1618)
QUANT3 19.0 (353/1851) 67.3 (1244/1849) 50.6 (956/1890) 3.9 (72/1865) 3.1 (57/1861) 5.1 (94/1861) 0.3 (6/1890)
QUANT4 21.1 (293/1391) 67.4 (931/1382) 47.9 (680/1419) 2.7 (38/1395) 3.3 (46/1399) 6.1 (85/1399) 0.6 (8/1419)
QUANT5 18.3 (315/1724) 69.9 (1201/1719) 49.6 (880/1775) 4.5 (78/1741) 4.2 (73/1749) 5.7 (100/1748) 0.4 (7/1775) 
*

See text for definitions of the six groups.