Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants (n = 1054).
| Characteristics | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Mean | SD | |
| Men (n, %) | - | 520, 49.3 | ||
| Age (years) | 60 | 79 | 68.6 | 5.5 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 14.1 | 42.4 | 22.9 | 3.1 |
| Alcohol (mL/day) | 0 | 116.7 | 7.5 | 13.9 |
| Physical activity (1000 METs × h/day) |
26.6 | 62.8 | 34.5 | 3.8 |
| Current smoker (n, %) | - | 186, 17.7 | ||
| Education | ||||
| ≤ 9 years (n, %) | - | 507, 48.1 | ||
| 10–12 years (n, %) | - | 379, 36.0 | ||
| ≥ 13 years (n, %) | - | 168, 15.9 | ||
| Employment | ||||
| Unemployed (n, %) | - | 733, 69.5 | ||
| Regular employment (n, %) | - | 201, 19.1 | ||
| Non-regular employment (n, %) | - | 120, 11.4 | ||
| Diseases | ||||
| Cancer (n, %) | - | 58, 5.5 | ||
| Heart disease (n, %) | - | 181, 17.2 | ||
| Stroke (n, %) | - | 49, 7.1 | ||
| Hypertension (n, %) | - | 394, 37.4 | ||
| Dyslipidemia (n, %) | - | 228, 21.6 | ||
| Diabetes (n, %) | - | 119, 11.3 | ||
| Dietary intake | ||||
| Fish intake (g/day) | 0.0 | 346.2 | 98.8 | 50.5 |
| Meat intake (g/day) | 0.0 | 222.7 | 51.0 | 31.7 |
| EPA intake (mg/day) | 6.6 | 1638.8 | 319.1 | 240.3 |
| DHA intake (mg/day) | 23.0 | 2722.5 | 569.4 | 382.5 |
| ARA intake (mg/day) | 18.9 | 541.5 | 167.4 | 64.9 |
| Serum fatty acid | ||||
| EPA (μg/mL) | 5.8 | 269.1 | 70.7 | 37.0 |
| DHA (μg/mL) | 30.2 | 460.6 | 152.5 | 47.1 |
| ARA (μg/mL) | 61.8 | 337.4 | 149.2 | 35.9 |
| EPA/ARA ratio | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Min, minimum; Max, maximum; SD, standard deviation; METs, metabolic equivalents; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; ARA, arachidonic acid.