Tertiles of N-3 PUFAs | ||||
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(Percentage of total fatty acid concentration) | ||||
I | II | III | ||
<3.16% | 3.16% to 3.87% | >3.87% | P for linearity* | |
VLDL, mean (SD) | ||||
Concentration, nmol/L | 84.8 (26.7) | 93.0 (30.4) | 87.1 (30.4) | 0.81 |
Mean size, nm | 36.4 (1.31) | 36.5 (1.39) | 36.1 (1.21) | 0.021 |
LDL, mean (SD) | ||||
Concentration, nmol/L | 543 (119) | 563 (122) | 557 (121) | 0.91 |
Mean size, nm | 23.5 (0.17) | 23.5 (0.18) | 23.5 (0.15) | 0.084 |
HDL, mean (SD) | ||||
Concentration, μmol/L | 7.25 (0.79) | 7.36 (0.82) | 7.46 (0.79) | 0.086 |
Mean size, nm | 9.92 (0.23) | 9.93 (0.24) | 9.98 (0.24) | 0.011 |
Tertiles of N-6 PUFAs | ||||
I | II | III | ||
<32.7% | 32.7% to 36.1% | >36.1% | P for linearity* | |
VLDL, mean (SD) | ||||
Concentration, nmol/L | 110 (29.3) | 82.5 (22.6) | 72.3 (20.7) | <0.001 |
Mean size, nm | 37.4 (1.32) | 36.1 (0.99) | 35.6 (0.81) | <0.001 |
LDL, mean (SD) | ||||
Concentration, nmol/L | 589 (122) | 537 (117) | 537 (116) | 0.15 |
Mean size, nm | 23.5 (0.19) | 23.6 (0.14) | 23.6 (0.13) | <0.001 |
HDL, mean (SD) | ||||
Concentration, μmol/L | 7.28 (0.84) | 7.35 (0.82) | 7.44 (0.75) | 0.28 |
Mean size, nm | 9.85 (0.20) | 9.97 (0.23) | 10.0 (0.25) | <0.001 |