Omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid intake of children and older adults in the U.S.: dietary intake in comparison to current dietary recommendations and the Healthy Eating Index

Sheppard, Kelly W.; Cheatham, Carol L.

doi:10.1186/s12944-018-0693-9

Lipids in Health and Disease

Table 3 Correlations between fatty acid intake and other dietary nutrients partialling out the contribution of total energy

From: Omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid intake of children and older adults in the U.S.: dietary intake in comparison to current dietary recommendations and the Healthy Eating Index

7- to 12-year-olds	n-3 intake	n-6 intake	HEI score	Fiber	Vit. B6	Vit. B12	Vit. C	Vit. D	Vit. E	Calcium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Pant. Acid	Niacin	Zinc	Choline
n-6/n-3 ratio	−0.59***	0.29***	−0.15*	0.05	−0.19*	− 0.22**	− 0.28***	− 0.37***	0.21**	− 0.29***	− 0.26**	− 0.3***	−0.29***	− 0.15*	−0.35***	− 0.35***
n-3 intake		0.48***	0.26**	−0.03	0.19**	0.23**	0.28***	0.28***	0.18*	−0.03	0.13	−0.01	0.24**	0.2**	0.12	0.14*
n-6 intake			0.12	−0.09	−0.05	−0.06	− 0.1	−0.23**	0.47***	−0.31***	− 0.3***	−0.28***	− 0.09	−0.01	− 0.26**	−0.24**
HEI score				0.6***	0.34***	0.26***	0.23**	0.38***	0.28***	0.35***	0.61***	0.48***	0.41***	0.28***	0.32***	0.43***
Fiber					0.29***	0.11	0.2**	0.2**	0.22**	0.23**	0.58***	0.37***	0.25**	0.23**	0.2**	0.26***
Vit. B6						0.78***	0.3***	0.43***	0.12	0.26***	0.21**	0.24**	0.82***	0.63***	0.41***	0.18*
Vit. B12							0.31***	0.41***	0.08	0.25**	0.2**	0.22**	0.78***	0.5***	0.31***	0.24**
Vit. C								0.57***	0.06	0.08	0.26**	0.09	0.39***	0.39***	0.22**	0.23**
Vit. D									0.05	0.47***	0.46***	0.47***	0.57***	0.51***	0.53***	0.42***
Vit. E										−0.01	0.07	0.02	0.17*	0.18*	0.14*	−0.04
Calcium											0.57***	0.83***	0.33***	0.07	0.44***	0.33***
Potassium												0.75***	0.35***	0.15*	0.36***	0.7***
Phosphorus													0.36***	0.15*	0.47***	0.61***
Pant. Acid														0.62***	0.61***	0.37***
Niacin															0.6***	0.24**
Zinc																0.41***
65- to 79-year-olds*	n-3 intake	n-6 intake	HEI score	Fiber	Vit. B6	Vit. B12	Vit. C	Vit. D	Vit. E	Calcium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Pant. Acid	Niacin	Zinc	Choline
n-6/n-3 ratio	−0.47***	0.35**	−0.21*	−0.002	0.03	−0.04	−0.22*	−0.22*	0.12	−0.33***	−0.3**	−0.18	−0.01	−0.24*	− 0.29*	−0.1
n-3 intake		0.61***	0.39***	0.07	0.19	0.17	0.23*	0.34**	0.1	0.17	0.08	0.12	0.12	0.32**	0.21*	0.02
n-6 intake			0.17	0.02	0.26*	0.12	0.02	0.11	0.17*	−0.13	−0.26*	−0.15	0.16	0.06	−0.09	− 0.06
HEI score				0.51***	0.19	0.18	0.24*	0.2*	0.37***	0.3**	0.67***	0.49***	0.21*	0.21*	0.31**	−0.03
Fiber					0.09	0.08	0.14	0.16	0.36**	0.27*	0.7***	0.4***	0.12	0.12	0.22*	−0.16
Vit. B6						0.69***	0.25*	0.21*	0.09	0.23*	0.11	0.13	0.83***	0.04	0.31**	−0.03
Vit. B12							0.24*	0.24*	0.13	0.39***	0.16	0.36**	0.79***	0.11	0.61***	−0.01
Vit. C								0.14	0.1	0.31**	0.21*	0.2*	0.25*	0.1	0.37***	−0.05
Vit. D									0.12	0.29**	0.11	0.3**	0.23*	0.44***	0.24*	0.08
Vit. E										0.19	0.23*	0.26*	0.23*	0.02	0.1	−0.21*
Calcium											0.43***	0.48***	0.42***	0.35**	0.53***	−0.05
Potassium												0.56***	0.18	0.11	0.34**	0.02
Phosphorus													0.28**	0.29**	0.38***	0.11
Pant. Acid														0.13	0.37***	−0.004
Niacin															0.07	0.02
Zinc																0.02

Note. *Partial correlations for older adults were calculated also partialling out the contribution of having a college degree. n-6/n-3 ratio: Omega-6 to omega-3 ratio; n-6: omega-6; n-3: omega-3; HEI: Health Eating Index; Vit.: Vitamin; Pant.: Pantothenic. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.0001

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