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Table 3 Pearson correlations between diet and RBC fatty acid composition for the 2 dietary treatments (r values)

From: Assessment of erythrocyte phospholipid fatty acid composition as a biomarker for dietary MUFA, PUFA or saturated fatty acid intake in a controlled cross-over intervention trial

 

High SFA

High USFA

Fatty acid

day 1

day 7

day 14

day 21

day 1

day 7

day 14

day 21

SFA

        

C12:0

0.251

0.161

0.101

0.141

0.100

0.140

0.040

0.001

C14:0

0.497*

0.231

0.179

0.075

0.248

0.330

0.163

0.145

C15:0

0.180

0.390*

0.121

0.265

0.336

0.106

0.036

0.026

C16:0

0.143

0.169

0.134

0.193

0.356

0.238

0.054

0.251

C17:0

0.229

0.062

0.200

0.226

0.391*

0.101

0.053

0.061

C18:0

0.200

0.101

0.339

0.124

0.213

0.351

0.379*

0.326

MUFA

        

C18:1

0.386*

0.157

0.412*

0.226

0.008

0.218

0.336

0.421*

PUFA

        

C18:2

0.315

0.319

0.509*

0.223

0.237

0.278

0.260

0.304

C18:3

0.262

0.143

0.313

0.218

0.028

0.169

0.121

0.155

C20:4

0.078

0.114

0.144

0.038

0.014

0.191

0.202

0.130

C20:5

0.197

0.419*

0.473*

0.487*

0.257

0.223

0.243

0.167

C22:6

0.373*

0.447*

0.433*

0.369*

0.408*

0.480*

0.491*

0.394*

  1. SFA, saturated fatty acid; USFA, unsaturated fatty acid; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; *P < 0.05