Associations of Plasma Phospholipid Omega-6 and Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Levels and MRI Measures of Cardiovascular Structure and Function: The Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Figure 1
Relations between plasma phospholipid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) levels, left ventricular (LV) mass, and ejection fraction, by gender. Results shown are least squares means ± SD after adjustment for age, race/ethnicity, BMI, current smoking status, education level, site, total : HDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, and total energy intake. Concentrations of plasma phospholipid fatty acid levels (expressed as percentages of total fatty acids) including DHA were summed and ranked into quartiles from lowest to highest based on sample range. Significant gender × DHA interactions were noted for both LV mass () and ejection fraction ().
