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Table 6 Comparison of FA composition and cheek cell correlation of the present study with relevant literature

From: Cheek cell fatty acids reflect n-3 PUFA in blood fractions during linseed oil supplementation: a controlled human intervention study

 

Cheek cell FA composition

Cheek cell FA correlation

Reference

Connor et al.(2000)[20]

Staps and Kuhnt (2010)[unpublished]

Klingler et al.(2013)[11]

Present study

Klingler et al.(2013)[11]

Present study

Study group

Control group

Total subjects; baseline values

Total subjects; baseline values

Total subjects; baseline values

Total subjects; baseline values

Total subjects; baseline values

Subjects

Infants

Adults

Adults

Adults

Adults

Adults

(n = 8)

(n = 4)

(n = 13)

(n = 38)

(n = 13)

(n = 38)

Lipid class

Phospholipids

Total lipids

Glycerophospholipids

Total lipids

Glycerophospholipids

Total lipids

 

% FAME

% FAME

mol%

% FAME

r 1 Plasma

r 1 RBC

r 1 Plasma

r 1 RBC

SFA

        

 C16:0

14.5

15.6

16.6

17.1

0.64*

0.32

-0.08

-0.10

 C18:0

12.3

11.4

15.3

16.5

0.70**

0.33

0.04

-0.16

n-9 MUFA

        

 C18:1n-9 (OA)

25.8

28.9

30.1

26.7

0.40

0.10

0.34*

0.06

n-6 PUFA

        

 C18:2n-6 (LA)

16.5

18.4

17.3

17.1

-0.04

-0.05

-0.59

0.21

 C20:4n-6 (AA)

2.00

4.37

3.20

3.32

0.65**

0.17

0.54***

0.54***

 C22:5n- 6

1.00

0.12

0.07

0.06

0.78***

0.70**

0.52***

0.58***

n-3 PUFA

        

 C18:3n-3 (ALA)

0.40

0.23

0.24

0.29

0.11

0.13

0.17

0.06

 C20:5n-3 (EPA)

0.10

0.55

0.21

0.22

0.66

0.79**

0.81***

0.82***

 C22:5n-3 (DPA)

0.20

0.43

0.23

0.22

0.85

0.39

0.73***

0.67***

 C22:6n-3 (DHA)

0.40

1.07

0.69

0.79

0.76***

0.88***

0.68***

0.64***

  1. 1r Pearson's correlation coefficient; *P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01, ***P ≤ 0.001.