Table 9. Comparison of FFQ1 for fatty acid intake with serum phospholipid fatty acid level based on joint classification by quintiles (%).
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| Same category |
Adjacent category |
Extreme category |
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| SFA2 | 24 | 52 | 8 |
| 14:0 | 16 | 50 | 2 |
| 16:0 | 15 | 43 | 13 |
| 18:0 | 35 | 69 | 7 |
| MUFA2 | 24 | 61 | 5 |
| 16:1 | 26 | 51 | 9 |
| 18:1 | 25 | 61 | 2 |
| PUFA2 | 28 | 58 | 5 |
| n-3 PUFA | 33 | 75 | 0 |
| 18:3n-3 | 25 | 55 | 9 |
| 20:5n-3 | 40 | 77 | 0 |
| 22:5n-3 | 32 | 78 | 0 |
| 22:6n-3 | 31 | 69 | 0 |
| n-6 PUFA | 10 | 35 | 14 |
| 18:2n-6 | 16 | 44 | 10 |
| 20:3n-6 | 17 | 41 | 10 |
| 20:4n-6 | 16 | 55 | 10 |
1FFQ, food frequency questionnaire.
2SFA, saturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid.