The Association between Cerebral White Matter Lesions and Plasma Omega-3 to Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Ratio to Cognitive Impairment Development

Figure 1

The distribution of patients with eicosapentaenoic acid to arachidonic acid (EPA/AA) ratios (a) and docosahexaenoic acid to arachidonic acid (DHA/AA) ratios (b) of more (white area in the column) and less (black area in the column) than each median value according to deep and subcortical white matter hyperintensity (DSWMH) grades 0–4. With the progression of DSWMH grade (figures in the column express patients numbers), the percentage of patients with EPA/AA ratios of less than 0.38 (black area on (a)) increased (chi-square: 43.64, ), and the percentage of those with DHA/AA ratios less than 0.84 (black area in (b)) also increased but did not reach statistical significance (chi-square: 1.02, no significance).

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