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. 2019 Aug 10;11(8):1863. doi: 10.3390/nu11081863

Table 2.

Median n-3 PUFA intake assessed using 7-day weighed food records (FR) and food frequency questionnaires (FFQ), correlations between n-3 PUFA intake estimated by FR and FFQ and group comparisons of n-3 PUFA intakes between FR and FFQ (n = 46).

FR Intake FFQ Intake Correlations Group Comparison 1
Median (g/day) Range Median (g/day) Range Sprearman’s r p-Value p-Value
ALA 0.645 0.060–5.160 0.585 0.040–4.103 0.526 <0.001 0.915
EPA 0.010 <0.00–0.410 0.024 <0.001–0.460 0.585 <0.001 0.196
DHA 0.020 <0.001–0.390 0.050 <0.001–0.560 0.586 <0.001 0.467
Total n-3 0.835 0.080–5.160 0.775 0.060–4.106 0.523 <0.001 0.874

1 Wilcoxon signed-rank test. ALA: α-linolenic acid; EPA: eicosapentanoic acid; DHA: docosahexanoic acid.