Table 2.
Outcomes from the DHA food frequency questionnaire for the 84 participants who completed all aspects of the study. Group differences were assessed using separate one-way ANOVAs; resulting p values from these analyses are presented.
| N-3 PUFA Food Source | Treatment | Mean | SD | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oily fish, servings per month a | Placebo | 1.43 | 1.45 | |
| DHA-rich | 1.79 | 1.55 | 0.522 | |
| EPA-rich | 1.85 | 1.48 | ||
| Fish, servings per month b | Placebo | 2.07 | 1.54 | |
| DHA-rich | 2.05 | 1.76 | 0.834 | |
| EPA-rich | 2.33 | 2.41 | ||
| Fish/shellfish, servings per month c | Placebo | 1.36 | 1.70 | |
| DHA-rich | 1.90 | 1.81 | 0.402 | |
| EPA-rich | 1.39 | 1.50 | ||
| Liver, servings per month d | Placebo | 2.04 | 4.78 | |
| DHA-rich | 0.78 | 1.84 | 0.381 | |
| EPA-rich | 1.93 | 4.12 | ||
| Egg yolks, servings per week | Placebo | 4.11 | 3.62 | |
| DHA-rich | 4.52 | 4.12 | 0.890 | |
| EPA-rich | 4.69 | 5.77 | ||
| Poultry, servings per week | Placebo | 2.93 | 2.36 | |
| DHA-rich | 3.53 | 2.59 | 0.534 | |
| EPA-rich | 2.87 | 2.44 |
a includes bluefish, blue fin tuna, cisco (smoked), herring, mackerel, pollock, sardines, salmon, whitefish; b includes bass, calamari, catfish, drumfish, flounder, grouper, hailbut, mussels, perch, redfish, rockfish, shark, snapper, sole, squid, swordfish, trout, tuna (canned 6 oz), whiting; c includes carp, clams, cod, crab, crayfish, fish patties/squares, fish sticks, haddock, lobster, mullet, oysters, pike, pompano, scallops, shrimp (14 medium), surgeon; and d includes chicken liver, turkey liver, or beef liver.