Table 5. Fatty acid intakes assessed with DR2 classified with quintiles of the intakes assessed with FFQ2 for corresponding fatty acids (g/day).
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| mean | ± SD | mean | ± SD | ratio4 | mean | ± SD | ratio4 | mean | ± SD | ratio4 | mean | ± SD | ratio4 | |
| Men | n=20 | n=21 | n=20 | n=21 | n=20 | |||||||||
| SFA3 | 14.0 | ± 3.6 | 14.7 | ± 2.6 | 1.05 | 16.3 | ± 3.2 | 1.16 | 16.7 | ± 3.2 | 1.19 | 18.4 | ± 3.6 | 1.31 |
| 14:0 | 1.0 | ± 0.3 | 1.0 | ± 0.2 | 0.95 | 1.2 | ± 0.4 | 1.19 | 1.3 | ± 0.3 | 1.26 | 1.6 | ± 0.5 | 1.62 |
| 16:0 | 8.9 | ± 2.3 | 9.7 | ± 1.6 | 1.09 | 9.8 | ± 1.7 | 1.11 | 10.0 | ± 1.9 | 1.13 | 11.1 | ± 1.8 | 1.25 |
| 18:0 | 3.2 | ± 0.9 | 3.5 | ± 0.8 | 1.11 | 3.5 | ± 0.7 | 1.11 | 3.7 | ± 0.8 | 1.17 | 4.3 | ± 0.8 | 1.36 |
| MUFA3 | 18.2 | ± 4.6 | 19.1 | ± 3.9 | 1.05 | 18.4 | ± 2.8 | 1.01 | 21.2 | ± 2.8 | 1.17 | 20.8 | ± 3.8 | 1.15 |
| 16:1 | 1.1 | ± 0.3 | 1.2 | ± 0.2 | 1.16 | 1.1 | ± 0.2 | 1.08 | 1.1 | ± 0.2 | 1.03 | 1.3 | ± 0.3 | 1.26 |
| 18:1 | 16.0 | ± 4.6 | 15.7 | ± 3.0 | 0.98 | 16.4 | ± 3.0 | 1.03 | 18.6 | ± 2.8 | 1.17 | 18.2 | ± 3.3 | 1.14 |
| PUFA3 | 15.3 | ± 4.4 | 15.9 | ± 2.7 | 1.04 | 15.5 | ± 2.4 | 1.02 | 15.9 | ± 2.2 | 1.04 | 16.6 | ± 3.2 | 1.08 |
| n-3 PUFA | 3.1 | ± 0.9 | 3.3 | ± 0.6 | 1.06 | 3.4 | ± 0.8 | 1.10 | 3.5 | ± 0.6 | 1.12 | 4.0 | ± 1.3 | 1.26 |
| 18:3n-3 | 1.8 | ± 0.6 | 1.8 | ± 0.3 | 1.04 | 1.9 | ± 0.4 | 1.06 | 1.8 | ± 0.3 | 1.04 | 1.9 | ± 0.4 | 1.08 |
| 20:5n-3 | 0.4 | ± 0.2 | 0.5 | ± 0.2 | 1.13 | 0.5 | ± 0.2 | 1.34 | 0.6 | ± 0.2 | 1.50 | 0.7 | ± 0.4 | 1.78 |
| 22:5n-3 | 0.1 | ± 0.0 | 0.1 | ± 0.1 | 1.17 | 0.1 | ± 0.1 | 1.32 | 0.1 | ± 0.0 | 1.34 | 0.2 | ± 0.1 | 1.72 |
| 22:6n-3 | 0.7 | ± 0.3 | 0.7 | ± 0.3 | 1.02 | 0.9 | ± 0.3 | 1.25 | 0.9 | ± 0.2 | 1.26 | 1.2 | ± 0.5 | 1.61 |
| n-6 PUFA | 11.8 | ± 3.7 | 12.4 | ± 2.4 | 1.05 | 12.4 | ± 2.3 | 1.05 | 12.2 | ± 1.7 | 1.03 | 12.8 | ± 2.2 | 1.09 |
| 18:2n-6 | 11.3 | ± 3.4 | 12.6 | ± 2.6 | 1.11 | 12.3 | ± 2.4 | 1.09 | 12.1 | ± 1.6 | 1.07 | 12.7 | ± 2.2 | 1.12 |
| 20:3n-6 | 0.0 | ± 0.0 | 0.0 | ± 0.0 | 1.00 | 0.0 | ± 0.0 | 1.16 | 0.0 | ± 0.0 | 1.14 | 0.0 | ± 0.0 | 1.34 |
| 20:4n-6 | 0.2 | ± 0.0 | 0.2 | ± 0.0 | 1.04 | 0.2 | ± 0.0 | 1.03 | 0.2 | ± 0.0 | 1.14 | 0.2 | ± 0.0 | 1.23 |
| n-6/n-3 ratio | 3.1 | ± 0.7 | 3.7 | ± 1.1 | 1.21 | 3.8 | ± 1.0 | 1.25 | 3.7 | ± 0.6 | 1.20 | 4.2 | ± 0.8 | 1.39 |
| n-3/20:4n-6 ratio | 16.5 | ± 2.8 | 17.8 | ± 2.8 | 1.08 | 19.9 | ± 5.5 | 1.20 | 19.0 | ± 3.1 | 1.15 | 19.7 | ± 2.9 | 1.19 |
| PUFA/SFA ratio | 0.9 | ± 0.2 | 0.9 | ± 0.2 | 1.05 | 1.0 | ± 0.2 | 1.15 | 1.0 | ± 0.2 | 1.16 | 1.2 | ± 0.2 | 1.29 |
| TFA3 | 49.2 | ± 12.7 | 49.8 | ± 7.6 | 1.01 | 50.5 | ± 7.7 | 1.03 | 55.2 | ± 7.0 | 1.12 | 54.6 | ± 9.9 | 1.11 |
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| Women | n=22 | n=23 | n=23 | n=23 | n=22 | |||||||||
| SFA | 13.3 | ± 2.8 | 15.7 | ± 4.6 | 1.18 | 14.5 | ± 2.1 | 1.09 | 14.7 | ± 3.9 | 1.11 | 16.3 | ± 3.2 | 1.23 |
| 14:0 | 1.0 | ± 0.3 | 1.1 | ± 0.3 | 1.13 | 1.2 | ± 0.5 | 1.23 | 1.3 | ± 0.3 | 1.27 | 1.5 | ± 0.4 | 1.48 |
| 16:0 | 8.2 | ± 1.8 | 9.2 | ± 2.3 | 1.12 | 8.7 | ± 1.5 | 1.06 | 8.9 | ± 2.1 | 1.09 | 9.5 | ± 1.7 | 1.17 |
| 18:0 | 3.0 | ± 0.8 | 3.4 | ± 1.1 | 1.12 | 3.4 | ± 0.7 | 1.10 | 3.3 | ± 0.9 | 1.08 | 3.6 | ± 0.8 | 1.20 |
| MUFA | 16.8 | ± 3.9 | 17.8 | ± 4.2 | 1.06 | 17.1 | ± 2.4 | 1.02 | 17.3 | ± 3.6 | 1.03 | 18.4 | ± 3.5 | 1.10 |
| 16:1 | 0.9 | ± 0.3 | 1.0 | ± 0.4 | 1.13 | 1.0 | ± 0.2 | 1.08 | 1.0 | ± 0.2 | 1.09 | 1.1 | ± 0.3 | 1.14 |
| 18:1 | 14.3 | ± 3.6 | 15.8 | ± 3.7 | 1.11 | 14.7 | ± 2.2 | 1.03 | 15.3 | ± 3.3 | 1.07 | 16.0 | ± 3.4 | 1.12 |
| PUFA | 13.4 | ± 2.7 | 13.2 | ± 2.6 | 0.99 | 14.0 | ± 2.9 | 1.05 | 14.4 | ± 2.8 | 1.07 | 14.1 | ± 2.0 | 1.05 |
| n-3 PUFA | 2.7 | ± 0.7 | 2.8 | ± 0.7 | 1.05 | 3.0 | ± 0.6 | 1.15 | 3.0 | ± 0.7 | 1.15 | 3.4 | ± 0.8 | 1.26 |
| 18:3n-3 | 1.6 | ± 0.4 | 1.6 | ± 0.4 | 0.99 | 1.6 | ± 0.3 | 1.00 | 1.7 | ± 0.3 | 1.02 | 1.7 | ± 0.4 | 1.06 |
| 20:5n-3 | 0.3 | ± 0.2 | 0.4 | ± 0.2 | 1.36 | 0.5 | ± 0.2 | 1.76 | 0.5 | ± 0.2 | 1.75 | 0.5 | ± 0.2 | 1.87 |
| 22:5n-3 | 0.1 | ± 0.0 | 0.1 | ± 0.0 | 1.41 | 0.1 | ± 0.0 | 1.67 | 0.1 | ± 0.0 | 1.69 | 0.1 | ± 0.0 | 1.76 |
| 22:6n-3 | 0.5 | ± 0.2 | 0.6 | ± 0.2 | 1.32 | 0.8 | ± 0.2 | 1.67 | 0.8 | ± 0.2 | 1.57 | 0.8 | ± 0.3 | 1.71 |
| n-6 PUFA | 10.4 | ± 2.3 | 10.6 | ± 2.1 | 1.02 | 10.5 | ± 2.1 | 1.01 | 11.7 | ± 2.4 | 1.12 | 10.8 | ± 1.7 | 1.03 |
| 18:2n-6 | 10.6 | ± 2.2 | 10.5 | ± 2.5 | 0.99 | 10.8 | ± 1.9 | 1.02 | 11.0 | ± 2.4 | 1.04 | 10.8 | ± 1.7 | 1.02 |
| 20:3n-6 | 0.0 | ± 0.0 | 0.0 | ± 0.0 | 1.11 | 0.0 | ± 0.0 | 1.14 | 0.0 | ± 0.0 | 1.19 | 0.0 | ± 0.0 | 1.32 |
| 20:4n-6 | 0.2 | ± 0.0 | 0.1 | ± 0.0 | 0.89 | 0.2 | ± 0.0 | 1.00 | 0.2 | ± 0.0 | 1.14 | 0.2 | ± 0.0 | 1.05 |
| n-6/n-3 ratio | 3.3 | ± 0.7 | 3.7 | ± 0.7 | 1.11 | 3.7 | ± 0.9 | 1.12 | 3.5 | ± 0.6 | 1.06 | 4.5 | ± 0.9 | 1.36 |
| n-3/20:4n-6 ratio | 17.6 | ± 4.3 | 17.9 | ± 2.4 | 1.02 | 18.6 | ± 3.5 | 1.05 | 20.3 | ± 3.4 | 1.15 | 20.5 | ± 4.1 | 1.17 |
| PUFA/SFA ratio | 0.9 | ± 0.1 | 0.8 | ± 0.2 | 0.98 | 1.0 | ± 0.2 | 1.16 | 1.0 | ± 0.2 | 1.22 | 1.1 | ± 0.2 | 1.26 |
| TFA | 44.2 | ± 9.6 | 47.8 | ± 9.7 | 1.08 | 43.4 | ± 7.2 | 0.98 | 49.6 | ± 9.5 | 1.12 | 48.2 | ± 7.1 | 1.09 |
1DR, dietary records.
2FFQ, food frequency questionnaire.
3TFA, total fatty acid; SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid.
4Ratio compared to the lowest quintile.