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Table 4 Fatty acids in Maasai diet and red blood cells

From: High content of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in red blood cells of Kenyan Maasai despite low dietary intake

 

Maasai (present study)

 

Diet

(n = 26)

Red blood cells

(n = 18)

Fatty acids

(% of total FAME)

mean

SD

mean

SD

C12:0

2.30

0.65

0.02

0.01

C14:0

8.66

2.36

0.42

0.11

C16:0

32.09

2.66

28.22

1.66

C16:1

1.49

0.38

0.50

0.09

C18:0

8.61

1.56

11.78

1.53

C18:1 cis 9

21.55

4.18

17.06

1.39

∑C18:1 trans

1.96

0.55

0.68

0.14

C18:1 t 11

1.20

0.35

0.29

0.08

C18:2n-6

7.15

4.01

12.93

1.72

∑CLA

0.83

0.24

0.54

0.14

c 9, t 11 CLA

0.67

0.20

0.41

0.12

C18:3n-6

0.01

0.00

0.07

0.02

C18:3n-3

0.79

0.25

0.16

0.04

C20:0

0.35

0.02

0.18

0.07

C20:4n-6

0.04

0.02

13.66

1.40

C20:5n-3

0.05

0.01

0.84

0.27

C22:0

0.16

0.03

0.17

0.07

C22:5n-3

0.09

0.03

2.84

0.38

C22:6n-3

0.01

0.00

2.23

0.64

AA/EPA

0.84

0.09

16.3

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∑SFA

63.79

6.29

44.07

1.18

∑MUFA

27.05

2.97

19.85

1.37

∑PUFA

9.16

3.87

36.08

1.52

∑n-3 PUFA

0.99

0.23

6.13

0.86

∑n-6 PUFA

7.24

3.99

29.29

1.93

n-6/n-3

7.38

4.06

4.91

1.05

  1. AA, arachidonic acid; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid
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