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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lipids. 2019 Apr;54(4):221–230. doi: 10.1002/lipd.12146

Table 3.

Average intake of DPA and EPA+DPA+DHA by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group.1,2

DPA EPA+DPA+DHA
Sex
 Female 9.5 ± 0.2 60.3 ± 1.8
 Male 9.6 ± 0.2 57.4 ± 1.5
Race/ethnicity3
 Mexican-American 9.4 ± 0.3a 53.1 ± 2.2a
 Hispanic 11.4 ± 0.6a 67.9 ± 5.3a
 Caucasian 8.6 ± 0.2a 53.5 ± 1.4a
 African-American 11.6 ± 0.4b 70.5 ± 3.0b
 Other 12.9 ± 0.6b 95.1 ± 6.5b
Age group3
 Infant (1–5 y) 5.3 ± 0.1a 28.4 ± 1.1a
 Child (6–11 y) 6.4 ± 0.1a,b 32.3 ± 1.5a,b
 Adolescent (12–19 y) 7.7 ± 0.2b 37.4 ± 1.5b
 Adult (20–55 y) 10.4 ± 0.2c 63.7 ± 1.7c
 Senior (55+ y) 11.0 ± 0.3c 77.6 ± 2.8c
1

Different letters within the column indicate a significant difference between groups.

2

Reported as mg of fatty acid intake per 1000 kcal per day to adjust for differences in caloric needs among age groups.

3

p<0.001 for main effect of categorical variable on intake of DPA and EPA+DHA+DPA.