Research Article

Serum Fatty Acids, Traditional Risk Factors, and Comorbidity as Related to Myocardial Injury in an Elderly Population with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Table 2

Median values of selected n-3 fatty acids (% of total fatty acids in serum phospholipids) at baseline.

Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) n-3 (20:5) (wt%)2.4
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) n-3 (22:6) (wt%)5.6
Linoleic acid (LA) n-6 (18:2) (wt%)19.0
Arachidonic acid (AA) n-6 (20:4) (wt%)9.6
n6/n3 ratio3.6