Table 4.

Relationship between plasma fatty acid concentrations and self-reported dietary intake

	β Coefficient (SE)	R-Square	P-value
Plasma EPA (μmol/L)
Dietary EPA (mg/d)	114 ± 26	8.9%	<0.001
Dietary DPA (mg/d)	139 ± 63	2.3%	<0.001
Dietary DHA (mg/d)	60 ± 19	6.8%	<0.001
Plasma DPA (μmol/L)
Dietary EPA (mg/d)	13 ± 5	0.7%	0.001
Dietary DPA (mg/d)	9 ± 8	0.1%	0.3
Dietary DHA (mg/d)	7 ± 4	0.6%	0.002
Plasma DHA (μmol/L)
Dietary EPA (mg/d)	212 ± 31	8.6%	<0.001
Dietary DPA (mg/d)	319 ± 104	3.4%	<0.001
Dietary DHA (mg/d)	122 ± 27	7.6%	<0.001
Plasma arachidonic acid (μmol/L)
Dietary EPA (mg/d)	76 ± 54	0.1%	0.2
Dietary DPA (mg/d)	66 ± 101	0.1%	0.6
Dietary DHA (mg/d)	36 ± 24	0.1%	0.3