Table 2 Spearman's correlation coefficients between dietary EPA and DHA intake and ARA composition of plasma TG, EC, and PL and erythrocyte PL in YM-G, YW-G, EM-G, EW-G, and ALL-G
| Â | Â | ARA compositions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Plasma TG | Plasma EC | Plasma PL | Erythrocyte PL | ||||
Dietary intakes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
20:5n-3 (EPA) | YM-G | 0.114 | Â | -0.189 | Â | -0.186 | Â | -0.633 | ** |
| Â | YW-G | 0.146 | Â | -0.285 | Â | -0.344 | Â | -0.677 | *** |
| Â | EM-G | 0.545 | ** | -0.046 | Â | -0.265 | Â | -0.505 | * |
| Â | EW-G | 0.003 | Â | -0.084 | Â | -0.103 | Â | -0.503 | ** |
| Â | All-G | -0.203 | * | -0.436 | *** | -0.610 | *** | -0.815 | *** |
22:6n-3 (DHA) | YM-G | 0.030 | Â | -0.223 | Â | -0.244 | Â | -0.618 | ** |
| Â | YW-G | 0.193 | Â | -0.191 | Â | -0.297 | Â | -0.599 | *** |
| Â | EM-G | 0.542 | ** | 0.046 | Â | -0.129 | Â | -0.545 | ** |
| Â | EW-G | -0.060 | Â | -0.143 | Â | -0.172 | Â | -0.534 | ** |
| Â | All-G | -0.187 | Â | -0.410 | *** | -0.595 | *** | -0.811 | *** |