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. 2007 Nov 30;13(1 Suppl):S64–S81. doi: 10.2188/jea.13.1sup_64

Table 1. Fatty acid intakes (g/day) assessed with DR1 for 28- or 14-days by area.

Ninohe PHC area Yokote PHC area Saku PHC area Ishikawa PHC area ANOVA
P-value




Mean ± SD Median Mean ± SD Median Mean ± SD Median Mean ± SD Median
Men n=24 n=28 n=23 n=27
SFA2 15.9 ± 3.4 15.4 14.1 ± 3.0 13.7 17.2 ± 3.3 17.4 17.1 ± 3.7 18.3 0.003
 Myristic (14:0) 1.3 ± 0.5 1.1 1.1 ± 0.4 1.1 1.4 ± 0.4 1.4 1.1 ± 0.4 1.0 0.020
 Palmitic (16:0) 9.8 ± 1.7 10.1 8.7 ± 1.6 8.7 10.4 ± 1.8 10.4 10.7 ± 2.2 11.1 0.001
 Stearic (18:0) 3.5 ± 0.7 3.5 3.1 ± 0.6 3.1 3.7 ± 0.8 3.7 4.2 ± 1.0 4.3 0.000
MUFA2 19.0 ± 3.5 19.1 17.7 ± 2.9 16.9 20.2 ± 3.4 20.3 21.4 ± 4.3 22.1 0.001
 Palmitoleic (16:1) 1.2 ± 0.3 1.1 1.2 ± 0.2 1.1 1.2 ± 0.3 1.2 1.2 ± 0.3 1.2 0.977
 Oleic (18:1) 16.3 ± 2.9 16.3 14.9 ± 2.6 14.5 17.7 ± 3.2 17.7 19.2 ± 3.8 19.9 0.000
PUFA2 16.4 ± 3.4 16.2 14.7 ± 2.3 14.2 15.9 ± 2.2 15.6 16.5 ± 3.7 17.2 0.089
n-3 PUFA 3.9 ± 1.3 3.8 3.5 ± 0.7 3.4 3.6 ± 0.6 3.7 2.9 ± 0.8 2.8 0.002
 Linolenic (18:3n-3) 1.9 ± 0.4 1.9 1.7 ± 0.3 1.7 1.8 ± 0.3 1.8 2.0 ± 0.5 2.0 0.140
 EPA2 (20:5n-3) 0.7 ± 0.4 0.7 0.6 ± 0.2 0.6 0.6 ± 0.2 0.6 0.3 ± 0.2 0.3 0.000
 DPA2 (22:5n-3) 0.2 ± 0.1 0.1 0.2 ± 0.0 0.1 0.1 ± 0.0 0.1 0.1 ± 0.0 0.1 0.000
 DHA2 (22:6n-3) 1.0 ± 0.5 1.0 1.0 ± 0.3 1.0 1.0 ± 0.3 1.0 0.6 ± 0.3 0.5 0.000
n-6 PUFA 12.5 ± 2.5 12.4 11.1 ± 1.8 10.8 12.2 ± 2.0 12.2 13.5 ± 3 14.2 0.004
 Linoleic (18:2n-6) 12.4 ± 2.4 12.3 11.0 ± 1.8 10.7 12.1 ± 2.0 12.0 13.4 ± 3 14.0 0.003
 Eicosatrienoic (20:3n-6) 0.03 ± 0.01 0.03 0.02 ± 0.00 0.02 0.03 ± 0.01 0.03 0.02 ± 0.01 0.02 0.000
 Arachidonic (20:4n-6) 0.2 ± 0.0 0.2 0.2 ± 0.0 0.2 0.2 ± 0.0 0.2 0.2 ± 0.0 0.2 0.025
n-6/n-3 ratio 3.4 ± 0.7 3.4 3.2 ± 0.6 3.1 3.5 ± 0.8 3.5 4.7 ± 0.8 4.8 0.000
PUFA/SFA ratio 1.1 ± 0.2 1.1 1.1 ± 0.2 1.1 0.9 ± 0.1 0.9 1.0 ± 0.2 1.0 0.125
TFA2 51.8 ± 9.0 53.5 46.9 ± 7.5 45.6 53.9 ± 8.3 54.2 55.5 ± 10.3 56.8 0.004

Women n=27 n=30 n=28 n=28
SFA 13.9 ± 3.1 13.4 13.9 ± 2.3 14.3 15.5 ± 3.0 15.5 16.3 ± 4.9 15.6 0.019
 Myristic (14:0) 1.2 ± 0.4 1.1 1.2 ± 0.3 1.2 1.4 ± 0.3 1.3 1.2 ± 0.5 1.2 0.168
 Palmitic (16:0) 8.3 ± 1.5 8.2 8.4 ± 1.3 8.5 9.1 ± 1.6 9.2 9.7 ± 2.8 9.4 0.018
 Stearic (18:0) 3.1 ± 0.7 3.1 3.0 ± 0.6 3.1 3.4 ± 0.7 3.3 3.9 ± 1.3 3.8 0.001
MUFA 16.4 ± 2.9 16.4 17.0 ± 2.8 16.8 17.5 ± 2.6 17.5 18.9 ± 5.1 19.0 0.054
 Palmitoleic (16:1) 1.0 ± 0.2 0.9 1.1 ± 0.2 1.1 1.0 ± 0.2 1.0 1.0 ± 0.4 1.0 0.322
 Oleic (18:1) 14.2 ± 2.7 14.3 14.5 ± 2.5 14.3 15.4 ± 2.3 15.5 17.0 ± 4.5 17.2 0.004
PUFA 14.0 ± 2.7 13.9 13.8 ± 2.2 13.6 13.6 ± 2.0 13.1 14.0 ± 3.4 13.6 0.935
n-3 PUFA 3.2 ± 0.8 3.0 3.2 ± 0.6 3.1 3.0 ± 0.6 3.0 2.5 ± 0.7 2.3 0.000
 Linolenic (18:3n-3) 1.6 ± 0.4 1.7 1.6 ± 0.3 1.6 1.7 ± 0.3 1.7 1.7 ± 0.4 1.7 0.961
 EPA (20:5n-3) 0.6 ± 0.2 0.5 0.6 ± 0.2 0.5 0.4 ± 0.1 0.4 0.3 ± 0.1 0.2 0.000
 DPA (22:5n-3) 0.1 ± 0.0 0.1 0.1 ± 0.0 0.1 0.1 ± 0.0 0.1 0.1 ± 0.0 0.1 0.000
 DHA (22:6n-3) 0.8 ± 0.3 0.7 0.8 ± 0.2 0.8 0.7 ± 0.2 0.8 0.5 ± 0.2 0.4 0.000
n-6 PUFA 10.8 ± 2.1 10.7 10.5 ± 1.8 10.5 10.6 ± 1.6 10.3 11.5 ± 2.8 11.2 0.300
 Linoleic (18:2n-6) 10.7 ± 2.1 10.6 10.4 ± 1.8 10.4 10.5 ± 1.6 10.2 11.4 ± 2.8 11.1 0.248
 Eicosatrienoic (20:3n-6) 0.02 ± 0.00 0.02 0.02 ± 0.00 0.02 0.03 ± 0.01 0.02 0.02 ± 0.01 0.02 0.197
 Arachidonic (20:4n-6) 0.2 ± 0.0 0.2 0.2 ± 0.0 0.2 0.2 ± 0.0 0.2 0.1 ± 0.0 0.1 0.435
n-6/n-3 ratio 3.4 ± 0.7 3.6 3.3 ± 0.5 3.2 3.6 ± 0.5 3.5 4.8 ± 0.8 4.9 0.000
PUFA/SFA ratio 1.0 ± 0.2 1.0 1.0 ± 0.1 1.0 0.9 ± 0.2 0.9 0.9 ± 0.2 0.9 0.019
TFA 44.7 ± 7.6 45.7 45.1 ± 6.9 44.9 47.1 ± 6.8 47.4 49.6 ± 12.6 48.5 0.145

1DR, dietary records.

2TFA, total fatty acid; SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; DPA, docosapentaenoic acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid.