TABLE 3.

Correlations between dietary and erythrocyte n – 3 PUFAs in control subjects.

	(1) Dietary ALA	(2) Dietary long-chain n – 3 PUFAs	(3) Dietary total n – 3 PUFAs	(4) Erythrocyte ALA	(5) Erythrocyte EPA	(6) Erythrocyte DPA	(7) Erythrocyte DHA
(1) Dietary ALA	1.000
(2) Dietary long-chain n – 3 PUFAs	–	1.000
(3) Dietary total n – 3 PUFAs	–	–	1.000
(4) Erythrocyte ALA	–0.030	0.031	–0.019	1.000
(5) Erythrocyte EPA	0.056	0.029**	0.115**	0.142**	1.000
(6) Erythrocyte DPA	0.019	0.085*	0.048	0.154**	0.445**	1.000
(7) Erythrocyte DHA	0.047	0.147**	0.078*	0.082*	0.171**	0.120**	1.000

ALA, a-linolenic acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; DPA, docosapentaenoic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid.

**P <0.01, *P <0.05.