Table 2.
The medians of dietary fatty acids and cholesterol intakes in controls with a normal range of total energy intake (n = 6532).
| Non-Energy Adjusted | Energy-Adjusted (Residual Method) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Median | Quartile 1–Quartile 3 | Median | Quartile 1–Quartile 3 |
| Total fatty acids (g/day) | 24.75 | 14.85–40.17 | 36.66 | 27.20–47.48 |
| SFAs (g/day) | 7.14 | 4.35–11.56 | 10.19 | 7.59–13.33 |
| MUFAs (g/day) | 9.85 | 5.57–16.65 | 15.41 | 11.16–20.56 |
| PUFAs (g/day) | 6.93 | 4.28–10.80 | 9.64 | 7.38–12.21 |
| n-6 PUFAs (g/day) | 5.97 | 3.76–9.14 | 8.05 | 6.20–10.08 |
| LA (g/day) | 5.50 | 3.49–8.35 | 7.17 | 5.58–9.03 |
| AA (g/day) | 0.38 | 0.18–0.78 | 0.73 | 0.51–1.03 |
| n-3 PUFAs (g/day) | 0.96 | 0.54–1.70 | 1.59 | 1.16–2.12 |
| ALA (g/day) | 0.93 | 0.52–1.64 | 1.53 | 1.13–2.05 |
| EPA (mg/day) | 10.47 | 4.30–21.77 | 19.06 | 12.47–27.42 |
| DHA (mg/day) | 9.97 | 2.52–24.49 | 25.96 | 17.52–37.34 |
| n-3/n-6 PUFAs ratio | 0.16 | 0.13–0.20 | 0.20 | 0.18–0.22 |
| Total fat (g/day) | 31.07 | 18.84–48.98 | 43.39 | 31.67–57.20 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/day) | 207.21 | 107.24–352.09 | 161.49 | 65.98–298.38 |
Notes: SFAs: saturated fatty acids; MUFAs: monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFAs: polyunsaturated fatty acids; n-6 PUFAs: including LA and AA; LA: linoleic acid; AA: arachidonic acid; n-3 PUFAs: including ALA, EPA, and DHA; ALA: α-linolenic acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid.