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

Table 6. Comparison of FFQ1 with DR2 for fatty acid intake based on joint classification by quintiles (%).

Men (n=102) Women (n=113)


Same
category
Adjacent
category
Extreme
category
Same
category
Adjacent
category
Extreme
category
SFA3 38 69 3 29 65 2
 14:0 36 70 0 34 67 1
 16:0 39 69 3 30 63 3
 18:0 33 70 3 30 63 5
MUFA3 28 71 8 35 61 6
 16:1 28 57 5 32 61 7
 18:1 29 69 9 28 59 6
PUFA3 29 59 6 20 58 5
n-3 PUPA 31 65 5 26 62 4
 18:3n-3 25 58 6 20 58 6
 20:5n-3 28 70 2 30 68 1
 22:5n-3 30 65 3 27 62 2
 22:6n-3 29 68 3 28 64 1
n-6 PUPA 21 59 7 16 58 6
 18:2n-6 22 61 6 22 55 6
 20:3n-6 39 67 3 32 65 1
 20:4n-6 24 56 4 30 63 4
n-6/n-3 ratio 28 63 1 31 64 1
n-3/20:4n-6 ratio 29 67 4 30 68 3
PUFA/SFA ratio 30 66 2 31 67 1
TFA3 30 67 8 27 63 6

1FFQ, food frequency questionnaire.

2DR, dietary records.

3TFA, total fatty acid; SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid.